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“A breakthrough book. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it.” —American Gardener
When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants, and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic substances. Teaming with Microbes offers an alternative to this vicious circle, and details how to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web. You’ll discover that healthy soil is teeming with life—not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. This must-have guide is for everyone, from those devoted to organic gardening techniques to weekend gardeners who simply want to grow healthy plants without resorting to chemicals.
Ebook Teaming with Microbes The Organic Gardener Guide to the Soil Food Web Revised Edition edition by Wayne Lewis Jeff Lowenfels Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks
"My wife bought this three-book series Teaming with Microbes, Nutrients, and Fungi. I have studied a lot of material about gardening, plant physiology, chemistry, microbiology, etc., I am an engineer. This book, and all this series appeals to that. If read in the recommended order, you’ll find there is a ton of information that a person should know about. I especially love what I consider, “The New Frontier" in using the electron microscope. The pictures are really awesome. It has proven a lot of theory and adds real knowledge to old-world thinking, that of formula-based gardening. Does it help you plant a plant? Simply put, no. It assumes the reader is a practicing gardener. There is no magic formula in these books, only the background knowledge that every farmer, and gardener might want to learn about. I took this information and blended it with all of my other experience, and now my garden has exploded into a wonderfully healthy model of nutrient dense plant life, yeah, including some flowers for the wife. But I am into the plant health, and how it relates to my own health, that is really the bottom line. Read this series of comparably cheap books (costs about as much for a good hamburger) and take it in as information, as education that most gardeners seem completely ignorant of, and grow a little bit."
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Teaming with Microbes The Organic Gardener Guide to the Soil Food Web Revised Edition edition by Wayne Lewis Jeff Lowenfels Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks Reviews :
Teaming with Microbes The Organic Gardener Guide to the Soil Food Web Revised Edition edition by Wayne Lewis Jeff Lowenfels Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks Reviews
- My wife bought this three-book series Teaming with Microbes, Nutrients, and Fungi. I have studied a lot of material about gardening, plant physiology, chemistry, microbiology, etc., I am an engineer. This book, and all this series appeals to that. If read in the recommended order, you’ll find there is a ton of information that a person should know about. I especially love what I consider, “The New Frontier" in using the electron microscope. The pictures are really awesome. It has proven a lot of theory and adds real knowledge to old-world thinking, that of formula-based gardening. Does it help you plant a plant? Simply put, no. It assumes the reader is a practicing gardener. There is no magic formula in these books, only the background knowledge that every farmer, and gardener might want to learn about. I took this information and blended it with all of my other experience, and now my garden has exploded into a wonderfully healthy model of nutrient dense plant life, yeah, including some flowers for the wife. But I am into the plant health, and how it relates to my own health, that is really the bottom line. Read this series of comparably cheap books (costs about as much for a good hamburger) and take it in as information, as education that most gardeners seem completely ignorant of, and grow a little bit.
- This is a truly great introduction to soil ecology that every serious gardener should be familiar with. It covers all the basic elements as well as how to cultivate and support them, and popularizes soil biology by making it very accessible to the lay person. As other reviewers note there are occasional glaring factual errors (ladybird larvae as soil dwellers for example), and one major one worth noting for its safety implications they claim that making aerated compost tea poses no risk of culturing E. Coli, since the aeration magically prevents anaerobes. E. Coli is of course a *facultative* anaerobe, which quite happily reproduces aerobically. The science of aerated compost tea's benefits is far from settled, but like most "natural" advocates it is presented as best used "early, often, and heavily" and a panacea.
Overall these are minor compared to the value of the information presented. If you have a science background or are skeptically inclined skip the forward and preface... the doggerel about "toxins" and "chemicals" read more like the dreadlocked stoner at the farmer's market than evidence-based educational resource and I nearly returned the book unread. Luckily they do get down to actual biology pretty quickly and I found the book invaluable even with these niggles. - This is a very nice book. It is very informative for the audience for which it was intended --new people to organic gardening or organic gardeners new to this way of building up the soil organically with as little soil disturbance as possible while working along with nature. The first half of the book discusses how the soil food web works. The second half of the book discusses ways to accomplish building up the soil organically without harsh chemicals.
- Whilst this is an excellent primer on the subject, the author has made some fundamental errors when explaining the science of things. For example, "If you have relatively few hydrogen ions compared to the rest of what is in solution, the pH is low and the solution is acidic. Similarly, if you have a lot of hydrogen ions in solution, then you have a solution with a high pH, one that is alkaline." This is completely inaccurate as the pH drops (and consequently the acidity increases) as the number of hydrogen ions increases. The author also states that fungi produce acids & bacteria alkali's... how does yoghurt or sauerkraut work then? Aren't the acid producing lactobacillus bacteria?
Do buy and read this book BUT don't assume that it is right on everything. Read this book critically, and enjoy the authors amazing ability to explain a complex topic in a relatively simple way. - Really enjoyed the book. Learned a lot. Most of the material in the book was new to me, and very worthwhile. I would have given it five stars, but I think the book comes up a little short in real-world application. I understand the concepts of a good soil food web and the disadvantages of chemicals and tilling and how this negatively impacts the soil. The authors didn't seem to offer any ideas on controlling grasses and weeds, other than by mulching, and I suppose pulling by hand. In my garden grasses and weeds can't be controlled by constantly pulling them, unless I want to dedicate 12 or more hours per day to the task (and I don't). I think the principles in the book can be applied properly on a very small scale. I have two 5700 sq ft garden areas. Not a farming operation, but larger scale gardening than most people attempt. Tilling the areas in the spring gives me a fighting chance against weeds and grasses. No amount of mulching seems to control the field grass in the gardens unless the ground is turned and tilled. After reading the book I was still scratching my head about that and looking forward to tilling in the spring. Otherwise I found the book to be excellent.
- Great book, the first half covers the soil biology to a degree that some may consider boring, but to me really opened up the door to learning about the vast complexity of the ecosystems underground, and what makes them thrive.
Only thing I wish they had gone into detail more on was the compost teas; They talk briefly about cell counts in varying teas but dont show how to extrapolste that by using a microscope (yes some people are that into this). They even encourage the reader to purchase a microscope (and even link one sold on ), but give no instruction on how to utilize the newly purchased instrument to better your gardening.
Overall, though, the book is a great introduction to the soil food web and how everything in gardening is interconnected, above ground, or below.
