Why read The Soul of Soil?

Book cover of The Soul of Soil: A Soil-Building Guide for Master Gardeners and Farmers

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Soil is the basis not only for all gardening, but for all terrestrial life. No aspect of agriculture is more fundamental and important, yet we have been losing vast quantities of our finite soil resources to erosion, pollution, and development.

Now back in print, this eminently sensible and wonderfully well-focused…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Soul of Soil as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Daryl Beyers

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Soil is, without question, the foundation upon which every garden grows, and Grace Gershuny’s excellent follow-up to her classic, Start with Soil, is probably the best plain-spoken explanation of how soil works that you will find. I took soil science in college and barely survived. If only I had known about this book, it might have saved me some heartache and a flirtation with a failing grade. The Soul of Soil teaches you soil science in a fun and friendly way, which is exactly what gardening is meant to be.

From Daryl's list on for new gardeners.