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| List Price: www.amazon.com's Price: $9.32 You Save: $3.63 (28%) Condition: New Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Lowest New Price: $5.87 Lowest Used Price: $4.49 | Features• ISBN13: 9781580170239• Condition: New • Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Great readI'm almost finished reading this book. It puts composting into no nonsense terms and is an easy read. I feel that it is a good guide into the world of composting. It explains several different ways to compost, and encourages composting no matter which method you decide to use. If someone hadn't started composting yet, it would be instrumental in helping them decide that they should begin.Useless DetailI am a beginning composter and wanted a "how to" guide that was direct and functional. This is not it. The author spends too much time expounding on details that have little functional application. One wonders if his ojective is to impress the audience with the extent of his esoteric knowledge and intelligence. Indulging such ego needs at the expense (and waste) of the readers money and valuable time is a disservice. Additionally, it makes the topic so complex as to discourage the public from composting at all. Save your time and money - buy a more direct guide to composting!Down to Earth CompostingLet It Rot could be a valuable addition to the casual composter's library. For a befuddled Potato Head like myself, it's almost a necessity. Stu Campbell's casual style is easy to read and reassuring, helping the novice composter keep his or her composture when confronted with a compost crisis.The beginner will learn about the why's, where's, and how's of composting. He/she will learn about managing quantities and ingredients, about types of compost containers and maintenance. More advanced composters might be more interested in creating compost formulas geared to adding specific elements to the soil, like extra nitrogen or phosphorus. Also for the more advanced reader are numbers aplenty and percentages regarding Ph and soil elements. Another excellent book for those interested is "Secrets to Great Soil" which includes more of an emphasis on amending soil with or without compost. Having read three composting books recently, I can definitely recommend this one. It's the kind of book one might want to buy and keep. Very good!This book is very informative and easy to use if you're interested in beginning a compost.nothing rotten about this bookI've been composting for about six months, as a completely ignorant amateur. I just piled up all of my lawn trimmings and vegetable kitchen scraps out next to the garden - it worked, but I needed to know more.Who knew I knew so little! I was avoiding putting things in my pile that belonged there. Layering, turning, components- I am now so ravenous for compostables I look at everything around me, and wonder how it'll rot. If you garden, you should compost. If you don't garden, you should compost. Early in the book Stu Campbell delivers the startling fact that you can cut 35% of your homes garbage weight, merely by composting. To relieve the burden you place on the planet, for that reason alone, you should do what you can. If you're investigating permaculture- a compost pile is a necessary part of your home ecology. Product DescriptionIn 1975, Let it Rot! helped start the composting movement and taught gardeners everywhere how to recycle waste to create soil-nourishing compost. Contains advice for starting and maintaining a composting system, building bins, and using compost. Third Edition. 267,000 copies in print.Read more... Similar Products:Norpro 1 Gallon Ceramic Compost Keeper, WhiteAchla CMP-05 Spinning Horizontal Composter 2-pc. Replacement Filter Set for Stainless Steel Compost Keeper Norpro Grip EZ Stainless Steel Compost Keeper Ringer 3050 Compost Plus 2 Pound Box | |