Reid, Keith <br/><br/>
Improving your soil :  a practical guide to soil management for the serious home gardener / 
Keith Reid. 
 - 272 pages :  illustrations (chiefly colour) ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Seasons of the soil -- Getting started : what type of soil do you have? -- What is soil, and why is it important? -- Different soils, different challenges -- Soil texture : the bones of your soil -- Soil structure : the skeleton of your soil -- Soil water -- Irrigation basics for gardens -- A little bit of soil chemistry -- How soil holds nutrients -- Soil life and soil organic matter -- Harnessing biological cycles for our benefit -- Feeding your plants -- Sustaining the land -- Glossary of soil terms -- Appendix I. Selected laboratories for testing garden soils -- Appendix II. Agricultural and horticultural extension resources -- Appendix III. Chemical symbols and formulas. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781770852266 1770852263 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Garden soils.<br/>Soil management.<br/>Gardening.<br/>Sols de jardin.<br/>Sols--Aménagement.<br/>Jardinage.<br/>Garden soils.<br/>Gardening.<br/>Soil management.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>635.0489 REID