Teaming with microbes : a gardener's guide to the soil food web / Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis ; foreword by Elaine Ingham.
Material type: TextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2006.Description: 196 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780881927771
- 0881927775
- S591 .L59 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186) 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 -- Appendix. The soil food web gardening rules.
Microbes are all around us. We often hear about those that cause illness, but this book is about the beneficial microbes with important jobs like keeping us well, recycling scraps into soil, or making yogurt from milk. (Miller Library Staff)