Teaming with microbes : a organic gardener's guide to the soil food web / Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis ; foreword by Elaine Ingham.

By: Lowenfels, JeffContributor(s): Lewis, Wayne, 1942-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2010Edition: Rev. edDescription: 220 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN: 9781604691139Subject(s): Soils | Soil ecology | Soil microbiology | Food chains (Ecology)DDC classification: 631.4 LOC classification: S591 | .L59 2010
Contents:
The basic science. What is the soil food web and why should gardeners care? -- Classic soil science -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Algae and slime molds -- Protozoa -- Nematodes -- Arthropods -- Earthworms -- Gastropods -- Reptiles, mammals, and birds -- Applying soil food web science to yard and garden care. How the soil food web applies to gardening -- What do your soil food webs look like? -- Tools for restoration and maintenance -- Compost -- Mulch -- Compost teas -- The lawn -- Maintaining trees, shrubs, and perennials -- Growing annuals and vegetables -- A simple soil food web garden calendar -- No one ever fertilized an old growth forest.
Summary: A practical guide to organic gardening, with advice on growing healthy plants without the use of harsh chemicals.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.

The basic science. What is the soil food web and why should gardeners care? -- Classic soil science -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Algae and slime molds -- Protozoa -- Nematodes -- Arthropods -- Earthworms -- Gastropods -- Reptiles, mammals, and birds -- Applying soil food web science to yard and garden care. How the soil food web applies to gardening -- What do your soil food webs look like? -- Tools for restoration and maintenance -- Compost -- Mulch -- Compost teas -- The lawn -- Maintaining trees, shrubs, and perennials -- Growing annuals and vegetables -- A simple soil food web garden calendar -- No one ever fertilized an old growth forest.

A practical guide to organic gardening, with advice on growing healthy plants without the use of harsh chemicals.

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