Twelve reasons to make and use compost

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Author(s):
P. Hepperly

Type of Document:
Newspaper Article

 

Publisher/Journal:
The Rodale Institute

Date of Publication:
2005

Place of Publication:
Kutztown, PA

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Description

Following the author’s trip to Ghana, he Outlined twelve reasons that farmers should consider using compost for fertilizing their crops. These reasons include cost effectiveness, nutrient density and completeness, increased productivity of clay soil and tilth, decrease of weeds, pests and diseases, increased biological activity, increased storability and taste of corn seed, and positive effects on carbon sequestration.

Additional Bibliographic Information

The New Farm, 11 August 2005

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