Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Growers Guide to the Soil Food Web by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis and Teaming with Fungi: The Organic Growers Guide to Mycorrhizae by Lowenfels alone are two must reads for the modern gardener. Incredibly well researched, these books provide an extensive overview of soil food webs and microbial life,Continue reading “Book Review (Double) Teaming with Microbes and Teaming with Fungi”
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Peat Moss’s Environmental Impact
For many years, and for many garden beds I would revel in buying peat moss, a cheap and effective garden amendment that conditions soil. Peat moss is lightweight, holds on to moisture, but not too much, it prevents soil compaction, it is a sterile medium for starting seeds, and it also has slight acidity, whichContinue reading “Peat Moss’s Environmental Impact”
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