The Complete Guide to Restoring Your Soil: Improve Water Retention and Infiltration; Support Microorganisms and Other Soil Life; Capture More ... Cover Crops, and Carbon-Based Soil Amendments Paperback – 26 Oct. 2021

EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT ENGLISH SPOKEN PERSON , THIS BOOK IS REALLY GREAT.ESASY TO UNDERSTAND AND MAKE ME MOVE TO GET MORE WATER WATER WATER..EVERYONE ADULT AND CHILDREN NEED TO READ THIS BOOD AND SEE HIM TOO... 10 OUT OF 10

Dale’s book may be written with US farmers in mind but while the scale may differ there is plenty of information that can be scaled down to far smaller plots.He is passionate about building healthy sustainable soils that support plant growth and healthy varied ecosystems. A lot of this is common sense when you think about it and feels like ‘going back to nature’. The truth is that we shouldn’t have messed with Mother Nature in the first place - she has millenia of experience and definitely knows best.I found the book full of fascinating information and I learned a lot from reading it. It covers everything from drainage, irrigation, techniques to minimise soil erosion, remove the need for pesticides and fertilizers, and balance soil organisms to maximise plant health, and even how to help fight climate change. Having recently read ‘Finding the Mother Tree’ this really chimed with me and I had many ‘light bulb’ moments of finding things I can use to improve the soil in my own plot while making life easier for me and better for wildlife as well - what’s not to love?My only niggle with the book is that Dale says that he repeats information to reinforce the messages he’s trying to get across. While I can see his point of view as the information combines to give different insights as he works through the various topics but it does make the book rather long and may put some people off. I think some editing to make it easier to see the key points and a closing summary of key bullet points as an aide memoire and easy reference for readers would help.Bottom line - This book is full of useful info for anyone who grows plants, has an interest in gardening, wants to encourage wildlife into their garden. Dale show us how important and valuable soil really is to all life on earth and that we can all do our bit to help.