Best books
Books behind The Bicycle Guide to Build Healthy Garden Soil
Ranked by how often each book is cited across the library for this guide.
#1
All New Square Foot GardeningPole · Build beds from a soil-less blend of one-third each peat, vermiculite, and compost ('Mel's Mix') for instant weed-free, well-drained fertility (“All New Square Foot Gardening”)
#2
Basic organic gardeningHunt, Marjorie
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#3
Gardening Basics For DummiesSteven A. Frowine
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#4
Rodale organic gardening basics. Volume 2, SoilRodale Books
Pole · Water deeply and regularly at the root zone to keep plants supplied (most books)
#5
Rodale organic gardening basics. Volume 3, VegetablesRodale Books
Pole · Water deeply and regularly at the root zone to keep plants supplied (most books)
#6
Rodale organic gardening basics. Volume 7, PestsRodale Books
Pole · Water deeply and regularly at the root zone to keep plants supplied (most books)
#7
Rodale organic gardening basics. Volume 8, CompostRodale Books
Pole · Water deeply and regularly at the root zone to keep plants supplied (most books)
#8
Teaming with microbes the organic gardeners guide to the soil food webLewis, WayneLowenfels, Jeff
Pole · Feed the soil food web with compost and minimal amendment, letting biology deliver nutrients (“Teaming with microbes the organic gardeners guide to the soil food web”, “Rodale organic gardening basics. Volume 2, Soil”)
#9
The Vegetable Gardeners Bible, 2nd EditionEdward C. Smith
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#10
Urban Gardening For DummiesPole · Pack plants intensively in raised beds using square-foot or close spacing to maximize yield per area and shade out weeds while conserving soil moisture (“All New Square Foot Gardening”, “Urban Gardening For Dummies”)