Regenesis Kauaʻi
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Soil and Living Mulch

Turning red clay, cinder, coral sand and tough grass into living soil.

20 pages · Regenesis Kauaʻi

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What’s inside

From the book’s table of contents.

  1. 03Why mainland soil advice struggles here
  2. 04Four common backyard soils
  3. 05Aluminum and locked-up phosphorus, in plain English
  4. 06Lime, dolomite or gypsum?
  5. 07Taking out tough tropical grasses without herbicide
  6. 08Sealing the edges against creeping grass
  7. 09Island mulch materials, and the beetle to watch for
  8. 10Charging biochar and building a hot compost pile
  9. 11Local microbes, worm bins and plant ferments
  10. 12Perennial peanut: the orchard carpet
  11. 13Six living mulches and cover crops
  12. 14Building soil on lava rock or hardpan
  13. 15The banana pit and greywater
  14. 16Soil test record sheet
  15. 1790-day lawn-to-living-mulch tracker
  16. 18Five soil mistakes and the fix
  17. 19Soil safety: pests, health and rules
  18. 20About Regenesis Kauaʻi · resources

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