Gardening in Clay Soil Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-140

by Pitzer, Sara

• ISBN13: 9780882663784
• ISBN10: 088266378X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-01-08
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Summary

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Author Biography

Sara Pitzer is the author of Homegrown Whole Grains and more than a dozen cookbooks and travel guides. She has studied and written about grains in Amish country in central Pennsylvania, in the southeastern United States, and in California. More recently, she has studied small-scale rice growing in Thailand and quinoa production in Peru. She lives in North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Gardening in Clay Soil	3	(3)
Ways to Improve Clay Soil --	6	(8)
Inorganic Additives	6	(4)
Organic Additives	10	(4)
Strategies for Especially Hard Cases	14	(15)
Watering Clay Soil	29	(1)
Plants Especially Suited for Clay	30