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Gardening

dmosh42

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4. To really understand the science of what's going on in soil.....

Reply to Kolesar (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 10:42 AM

Dec 2011

I found the book, "Teaming with Microbes", by Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis, to be a great help to me. For many years I just tilled my soil, planted, fertilized and watered without much real understanding of what was really making this gardening work. This book is based on much of the work of microbiologist Elaine Ingham, but is written in a comprehensive style that some of us less educated gardeners can understand.

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Gardening Book Recommendations [View all] Kolesar Dec 2011 OP

Sunset Western Garden Book is a must-have for the west XemaSab Dec 2011 #1

Gaia's Garden, A Guide to Home Scale Permaculture Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #2

When I read the title of your post, the first book that came to my mind JDPriestly Dec 2011 #3

To really understand the science of what's going on in soil..... dmosh42 Dec 2011 #4