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Recycle Your Garden
The Essential Guide to Composting

By Tim Marshall
Allen & Unwin
$NZ34.95

This comprehensive guide to composting has all you need to know on how to turn a pile of kitchen scraps into a thriving treasury of rich fertiliser. It explores how composting works and outlines the multiple benefits for your garden. It also shows us how to build a foolproof heap and maintain it well. From ash to algae, human hair to newspaper, a detailed list of all compostible materials and their various values is included. Composting for different climates is another great feature. A very informative book.

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