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020			_a9781770852266
020			_a1770852263
040			_aRDA _beng _cRDA
082	0	4	_a635.0489 REID
100	1		_aReid, Keith _q(D. Keith), _eauthor. _9190477
245	1	0	_aImproving your soil : _ba practical guide to soil management for the serious home gardener / _cKeith Reid.
264		1	_aRichmond Hill, Ontario : _bFirefly Books, _c2014.
264		4	_c©2014
300			_a272 pages : _billustrations (chiefly colour) ; _c26 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aSeasons 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.
650		0	_aGarden soils. _9190478
650		0	_aSoil management. _9190479
650		0	_aGardening. _9183343
650		6	_aSols de jardin. _9190480
650		6	_aSols _xAménagement. _9190481
650		6	_aJardinage. _9190482
650		7	_aGarden soils. _2fast _9190478
650		7	_aGardening. _2fast _9183343
650		7	_aSoil management. _2fast _9190479
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2014395614-d.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2014395614-b.html
942			_2ddc _cBOOK _k635.0489 _mREID _w496 _xChrisna Calitz _y496 _zChrisna Calitz
999			_c769944 _d769943