| | |  | Alternative Medicine | Home » » » » Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides) | | | | | | | Description: | | In 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. 318,000 copies in print. | | | Features: | |
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Stu Campbell | | Paperback:
| 153 pages | | Publisher:
| Storey Publishing, LLC | | Publication Date:
| January 03, 1998 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1580170234 | | Product Width:
| 1.5 centimeters | | Product Height:
| 2.25 centimeters | | Product Weight:
| 0.01 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.82 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.98 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.47 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.62 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 44 reviews |
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97 of 97 found the following review helpful:
 I'll be a pro at composting by the end of the seasonApr 08, 2002
By Jessica Ferguson
"threelittlebirds"
This is a great, clear cut, interesting and fun-to-read book! Stu Campbell is able to take what, to newcomers, can be a daunting task and not only present us with the basics to feel comfortable but he also translates some of the scientific "mumbo-jumbo" of how and why compost works into layman's terms. He includes real "recipes" and approaches to try as well as suppling a list (though not nearly complete) of good materials to compost as well as what NOT to use. A short "troubleshooting" chapter called "Things You Might Worry About a Little" is a bit over the top for beginners but is part of what makes this book valuable for the seasoned composter. Let It Rot! is a not-to-technical, well-written, easy-to-read guide that takes the "yuck" out of your composting ideas! Perfect for beginners and a great refresher for near professional composters.
61 of 61 found the following review helpful:
Creating the best garden ever starts at the bottomFeb 11, 2008
By H. Grove
"Errant Dreams Reviews"
Composting, in case you aren't terribly familiar with it yet, is simply the practice of allowing waste matter to rot and decompose until it's fit to be tilled right into the soil. However, while the basic concept is as old as mother nature and often very easy to execute, it also helps to know more about it. What materials should you compost, and which should you avoid? Do you have to worry about animals or flies in your compost? How do you make sure your compost will turn into dirt and not a slimy, stinky sludge?
While nearly every gardening book these days has a section on composting and most of these are enough to get you by, Stu Campbell's Let It Rot! is an entertaining, folksy and in-depth take on the art that will see you through nearly any foreseeable difficulty. I was certainly able to successfully compost with the simpler directions in other books, but there's information in here I wish I'd had back when I first started. For instance, now I know the cobweb-like stuff that I feared was mold was the natural activity of Actinomycetes, a part-bacteria, part-fungus organism that aids decomposition in certain parts of a compost pile.
Mr. Campbell's book also introduces a great many different types of compost piles and composters that you can use, depending on what you're trying to accomplish, what area you have to work with, or what you're trying to decompose. He also suggests many ways to use compost in and around your garden, and how to get the most out of it. I'm glad I picked up Mr. Campbell's book, because I learned an incredible amount of new material!
56 of 56 found the following review helpful:
It's An ArtformJun 14, 2001
By Dominic Smith
There's more to composting than just sticking a bunch of dead things in a pile and waiting for it to rot - although that will work. It can be a virtual art form, and this book proves it. From building a compost container to adding the ingredients, this book leaves out nothing. Handy tips on speeding up the decomposition, encouraging worms, creating leaf-mold, using it once you've made it. You'll never look at an apple core quite the same way again. In this day and age with the emphasis placed heavily on recycling, this book provides heaps of how-to's in getting the most out of your waste.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Overly simple, not comprehensive.Apr 27, 2011
By Soopergoof
Written at a very simple level, very non-technical, and I found when I was done I still didn't know what to do to compost, and I hadn't learned anything (for reference, I am familiar with composting, have gardened a bunch, but had not really composted before, and I also like knowing the 'why' of things). I guess it may be a good book for a complete beginner, but I'm sure you can find similar general information for free on the web. Have to admit I am confused about the only rave reviews (except this, and one other review) this book is getting. I don't like giving negative reviews- but I bought this because of the high number of very positive reviews. Yet I never would have bought this if I had thumbed through it in a bookstore. I buy a lot on Amazon & generally have found the reviews to be a good guide. Spend an extra $1.50 or so (that's about the current difference) to get The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener. Very comprehensive, detailed, yet clear and easy to read. Felt like I knew what to do, and why, after I read it.
25 of 27 found the following review helpful:
The home gardener's guide to composting.Jan 26, 1998
By automan@ici.net
A relaxed easy-going treatment of a time-honored garden practice. It makes good sense to learn how to create compost by recycling the many waste materials readily available around your home.
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