Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis

Teaming with Microbes (eBook, ePUB)

The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There is an alternative to the vicious circle of chemical fertilizers: to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web-the complex world of soil-dwelling organisms whose interactions create a nurturing environment for plants.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Timber Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781604692549
• Artikelnr.: 37964593

Autorenporträt

Jeff Lowenfels is the author of a trilogy 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.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
 
Part 1. The Basic Science
Chapter 1. What Is The Soil Food Web and Why Should Gardeners Care?
Chapter 2. Classic Soil Science
Chapter 3. Bacteria
Chapter 4. Archaea
Chapter 5. Fungi
Chapter 6. Algae and Slime Molds
Chapter 7. Protozoa
Chapter 8. Nematodes
Chapter 9. Arthropods
Chapter 10. Earthworms
Chapter 11. Gastropods
Chapter 12. Reptiles, Mammals, and Birds
 
Part 2. Applying Soil Food Web Science to Yard and Garden Care
Chapter 13. How the Soil Food Web Applies to Gardening
Chapter 14. What Do Your Soil Food Webs Look Like?
Chapter 15. Tools for Restoration and Maintenance
Chapter 16. Compost
Chapter 17. Mulch
Chapter 18. Compost Teas
Chapter 19. Mycorrhizal Fungi
Chapter 20. The Lawn
Chapter 21. Maintaining Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials
Chapter 22. Growing Annuals and Vegetables
Chapter 23. A Simple Soil Food Web Garden Calendar
Chapter 24. No One Ever Fertilized an Old Growth Forest
Appendix. The Soil Food Web Gardening Rules