Kevin Handreck

As an expert in soils and growing media, Kevin Handreck comes to this subject for the home gardener with wealth of professional knowledge and experience. Despite Kevin's rich background in the formulation and analyses of potting media, in this book he emphasizes how plants in their natural soils and climatic zones are most adapted to healthy growth with the least amount of artificial irrigation. He deals with soil chemistry, soil structure, water quality and species selection in a show more comprehensive and most practical manner for the average gardener. show less

What is soil?; Formation of soils; Soil surveys, soil mapping; Some properties of soils; Soils and water; Soil biology; Soil testing