A hugely thorough look at soil, it's structure, and how to improve it. Discusses the different levels of soil from the microbacteria to the mulch to everything in between. Really really interesting and useful!

The content of the book is excellent. I am not an inexperienced gardener and this book still taught me a lot of really good information about soil building and composting. That being said, there were issues with the editing choices made that very well may be a result of this being an ARC. Those issues were things like references to page numbers with placeholders still in place or references to wrong numbers. One specific example is on page 58 where it refers to something on page 57 but should've been 59.

Still, this is a book I will purchase and one I would recommend for anyone 12 and over who are interested in gardening regardless of skill level.

I love plants. I love flowers. I love pretty things.
Unfortunately they do not seem to love me very much.
I plant and they grow and that's it. They stall. They cease to grow. My flowers do not bloom. My plants wither and so does my soul. I cry in the darkness and I become another ghost to roam this cold, dark lonely world.
...
AND ALONG COMES THIS BOOK TO SAVE ME
Basically what I learned from this book is that I was doing everything wrong lol. Regarding soil, placing the seeds, and everything else.
My main problem...is that I over water because I like coddling my plant babies. Apparently that's a big no no.
Stick with this book, you guys. Learn from my mistakes. Grow and flourish with the soil.
Thanks very much to Netgalley and the publisher for this copy of my ARC. All opinions are my own.