The Science of Compost: Life, Death and Decay in the Garden Doberski Julian
Life Death & Decay: The Science of Compost takes you on a journey into the underworld of composting.Doberski explains the science of what goes on but also promotes interest in the living organisms who…
Specifikacia The Science of Compost: Life, Death and Decay in the Garden Doberski Julian
Life Death & Decay: The Science of Compost takes you on a journey into the underworld of composting.Doberski explains the science of what goes on but also promotes interest in the living organisms who provide the 'hard graft' of transforming waste organic matter. It can be hard to envisage the hundreds, thousands or millions of different organisms involved but this book reveals the secrets of this hidden world.Gardeners are familiar with the magic of compost and it is easy to see what goes in - organic waste - and what comes out - wonderful, friable and fertile compost - but what magic causes that to happen? Doberski explains what kind of 'mysterious' and complex chemical, physical and biological processes contribute to make composting effective. He covers the structural nature of decaying and dead plant material, the micro-organisms and invertebrates