Teaming with Microbes :The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition
Teaming with Microbes :The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition
hardback
Published:
24 February, 2010
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Description
"A breakthrough book. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it." -American Gardener
When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants, and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic substances. Teaming with Microbes offers an alternative to this vicious circle, and details how to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web. You'll discover that healthy soil is teeming with life-not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms.
This must-have guide is for everyone, from those devoted to organic gardening techniques to weekend gardeners who simply want to grow healthy plants without resorting to chemicals.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781604691139 |
| ISBN10 | 1604691131 |
| Number Of Pages | 220 |
| Item Weight | 626 g |
| Product Dimensions | 156 x 232 x 22 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Workman Publishing |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
A breakthrough book. . . . well worth owning and reading. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it. --American Gardener
Digs into soil in a most enlightening and entertaining way. --Dallas Morning News
Required reading for all serious gardeners. --Miami Herald
The authors have given gardeners an inside scoop on the scientific research supporting organic gardening. --Pacific Horticulture
This intense little book may well change the way you garden. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Exceptional. . . . A brief, clear overview of scientific information with which every gardener should be familiar. --Monterey Herald
Sure, it's a gardening book, but it has all the drama and suspense of an extraterrestrial thriller. A cast of characters without eyeballs or backbones. Battle scenes with bizarre creatures devouring one another. Only this book is about as terrestrial as it gets. --Anchorage Daily News
All good gardeners know healthy plants start with healthy soil. But why? And how? In Teaming with Microbes Lowenfels and Lewis reveal the new research in the most practical and accessible way. --The Oregonian
Read this book and you'll never think of soil the same way. --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sure, it's a gardening book, but it has all the drama and suspense of an extraterrestrial thriller. . . . Read this book and you'll never look at soil the same way. --B&B Magazine
A must read for any gardener looking to create a sustainable, healthy garden without chemicals. --Virginian-Pilot
It takes readers underground to meet the critters that live if you let them under the garden. --Rockland Courier-Gazette
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Author's Bio
Jeff Lowenfels is the author several of award-winning books on plants and soil, and he is the longest running garden columnist in North America. Lowenfels is a national lecturer as well as a fellow, hall of fame member, and former president of the Garden Writers of America.Wayne Lewis is a lifelong Alaskan gardener. He has worked with Jeff Lowenfels on many projects over the past 25 years, including the now national Plant a Row for the Hungry program, which encourages gardeners to donate a portion of their harvest to charitable organizations in their community.