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" Teaming with microbes : "
Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis ; foreword by Elaine Ingham
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BL
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698594
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b520783
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| Main Entry
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Lowenfels, Jeff
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| Title & Author
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Teaming with microbes : : a gardener's guide to the soil food web /\ Jeff Lowenfels Wayne Lewis ; foreword by Elaine Ingham
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Portland, Or. :: Timber Press,, 2006
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196 p. :: ill. (some col.) ;; 24 cm
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0881927775
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: 9780881927771
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186) and index
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| Contents
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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
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"Teaming with Microbes enlightens readers in two important ways. First, it describes the activities of the organisms that make up the soil food web, from the simplest of single-cell organisms to more familiar multicellular animals such as insects, worms, and mammals. Knowing how each of these groups contributes to the soil drives home the complexity and fragility of their interactions, and promotes respect for their integrity. Second, the book explains how to foster and cultivate the life of the soil through the use of compost, mulches, and compost teas." "By eschewing jargon and overly technical language, the authors make the benefits of cultivating the soil food web available to a wide audience, from devotees of organic gardening techniques to weekend gardeners who simply want to grow healthy, vigorous plants without resorting to chemicals."--Jacket
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Food chains (Ecology)
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Soil ecology
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Soil microbiology
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Soils
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631.4
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S591.L59 2006
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S591.L59 2006
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Lewis, Wayne,1942-
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