The Better Days Books Origiganic Guide to Improving Your Soil

by Alva Agee

Better harvests begin with better dirt! Whether you are planting a backyard garden or a thousand acre farm, your first step toward achieving the bumper crop of your dreams is proper preparation Ð and often, restoration! Ð of your soil. First published in 1912, long before the chemically-poisoned, genetically-modified "Green Revolution" of the 1960's and '70s ruined American agriculture, The Better Days Books Origiganic Guide to Improving Your Soil contains all the information you need to transform your nutrient-depleted land into rich, fertile loam, using only the best Old World, Earth-friendly "origiganic" methods. Includes in-depth, hands-on instructions for the use of lime, manures and other natural fertilizers, cover crops, clovers and sods, crop rotation, the planting of pastures, proper tilling, drainage and more.

156 pages, Paperback

Published July 16, 2008