Compost Revolution: Natural Gardening with Worm Humus

Composting has long been the backbone of a more nature-friendly, healthy form of gardening and farming. Compost Revolution brings a true revolution of thought to this vital subject. This breakthrough content in this book was long available only as first published in German; it is now available to English-speaking world and is certain to bring a fresh spotlight on the efficacy of vermicomposting. The author brilliantly combines classic and cutting-edge research with real-world experience in gardens and horticultural applications. Farmers and growers of all scale will benefit from learning about the original organic farmer ... the earthworm. Worm composting is a superb alternative to traditional composting methods, which generally suffer from high-energy losses. Working in harmony with the below-surface army of microorganisms, the lowly earthworm is now known to be the true hero in the underground, a soil builder par excellence, not only in nature, but also in garden- and farm-scale composting systems. This lavishly illustrated, in-depth book teaches: Alternatives to conventional composting; The Golden Rules of composting; The worm:mineral theory; Underestimated importance of earthworms; The stages of microbial warming; How to winter worms; Over-fertilization vs. humus; Humus - a substance or a system?; and Mixed cultures, rotation and true organic production.