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 U1 - 631.4 22 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; 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 -- 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 -- The soil food web gardening rules ER -