Just as Teaming with Microbes introduced readers to the soil food web, Teaming with Bacteria will introduce the latest research on endophytic bacteria and rhizophagy-discoveries that have profound implications for the practices of home gardeners and small-scale growers.
Provides information on ways to strengthen and cultivate the soil food web to grow healthy plants without the use of chemicals.
From the bestselling author of Teaming with Microbes and Teaming with Nutrients Teaming with Fungi is an important guide to mycorrhizae and the role they play in agriculture, horticulture, and hydroponics. Almost every plant in a garden forms a relationship with fungi, and many plants would not exist without their fungal partners. By better understanding this relationship, gardeners can take advantage of the benefits of fungi, which include an increased uptake in nutrients, resistance to drought, earlier fruiting, and more. Learn how the fungi interact with plants and how to best to employ them in your home garden.
The book that every environmentally-responsible gardener needs to understand the science behind plant nutrition and the best ways to make it work sustainably for both their plants and the wider environment.