Magic Muck - The Complete Guide to Compost

Muck, Lady

ISBN 10: 1857932617 / ISBN 13: 9781857932614

Published by Pavilion, London, 1994

About this Item

A Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which has a little wear to bottom. Lady Muck is in fact Jane Down, who runs her own compost company and is a popular lecturer on horticultural matters and has even named her cat compost. Here she guides us with warmth and humour through the history of composting and reveals her secrets on how to create and maintain a compost heap to suit every garden. Delightful illustrations by Tim Coath. A1C Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 002539

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Magic Muck - The Complete Guide to Compost
• Publisher: Pavilion, London
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857932617
• ISBN 13: 9781857932614
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Tim Coath
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Flowers and Gardening

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Synopsis

When Jane Down was looking for gainful employment her father suggested she shovel, bag and distribute the dung from his 350-strong herd of cows...Seven years later Jane, alias Lady Muck, sells several hundred bags of the rich, organic manure compost every week. In "Magic Muck" the author guides us with warmth and humour through the history of composting and reveals her secrets on how to create and maintain a compost heap to suit every garden. Essential tips include lists of perfect ingredients, do's and don'ts and a section on trouble-shooting. In addition, the text explains the formation of soils, the role of the earthworm and discusses the many types of compost and manures available to the gardener today.