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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeff Lowenfels , Wayne LewisPublisher: Workman Publishing Imprint: Timber Press Edition: Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.626kg ISBN: 9781604691139ISBN 10: 1604691131 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 24 February 2010 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsSure, it's a gardening book, but it has all the drama and suspense of an extraterrestrial thriller. A cast of characters without eyeballs or backbones. Battle scenes with bizarre creatures devouring one another. Only this book is about as terrestrial as it gets. Debra McKinney, Anchorage Daily News, September 14, 2006 This very well illustrated hardback is a scientific view of many different kinds of soil microbes which include bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, nematodes and many others. --Maureen Gilmer The Desert Sun A breakthrough book. . . . well worth owning and reading. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it. American Gardener Digs into soil in a most enlightening and entertaining way. Dallas Morning News Required reading for all serious gardeners. Miami Herald The authors have given gardeners an inside scoop on the scientific research supporting organic gardening. Pacific Horticulture This intense little book may well change the way you garden. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Exceptional. . . . A brief, clear overview of scientific information with which every gardener should be familiar. Monterey Herald Sure, it s a gardening book, but it has all the drama and suspense of an extraterrestrial thriller. A cast of characters without eyeballs or backbones. Battle scenes with bizarre creatures devouring one another. Only this book is about as terrestrial as it gets. Anchorage Daily News All good gardeners know healthy plants start with healthy soil. But why? And how? In Teaming with Microbes Lowenfels and Lewis reveal the new research in the most practical and accessible way. The Oregonian Read this book and you ll never think of soil the same way. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sure, it s a gardening book, but it has all the drama and suspense of an extraterrestrial thriller. . . . Read this book and you ll never look at soil the same way. B&B Magazine A must read for any gardener looking to create a sustainable, healthy garden without chemicals. Virginian-Pilot It takes readers underground to meet the critters that live if you let them under the garden. Rockland Courier-Gazette Sure, it's a gardening book, but it has all the drama and suspense of an extraterrestrial thriller. A cast of characters without eyeballs or backbones. Battle scenes with bizarre creatures devouring one another. Only this book is about as terrestrial as it gets. --Debra McKinney, Anchorage Daily News, September 14, 2006 All good gardeners know healthy plants start with healthy soil. But why? And how? In Teaming with Microbes Lowenfels and Lewis reveal the new research in the most practical and accessible way. --Kym Pokorny The Oregonian Author InformationJeff Lowenfels is the author several 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.Wayne Lewis is a lifelong Alaskan gardener. He has worked with Jeff Lowenfels on many projects over the past 25 years, including the now national Plant a Row for the Hungry program, which encourages gardeners to donate a portion of their harvest to charitable organizations in their community. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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