TY - BOOK AU - Lowenfels,Jeff AU - Lewis,Wayne TI - Teaming with microbes: the organic gardener's guide to the soil food web SN - 9781604691139 AV - S591 .L59 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Portland, Or. PB - Timber Press KW - Soils KW - Soil ecology KW - Soil microbiology KW - Food chains (Ecology) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index; Pt. 1. The basic science. What is the soil food web and why should gardeners care? -- Classic soil science -- Bacteria -- Archaea -- Fungi -- Algae and slime molds -- Protozoa -- Nematodes -- Arthropods -- Earthworms -- Gastropods -- Reptiles, mammals, and birds -- pt. 2. 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 -- Mycorrhizal fungi -- 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 ER -