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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2010.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 220 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781604691139
  • 1604691131
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • S591 .L59 2010
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Pacific Northwest Connections Collection S596.75 .L69 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800083842
Total holds: 0

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.

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