Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition

By Jeff Lowenfels

Book Overview

​"Gets deep into the weeds, so to speak, of the microscopic architecture of plants and the biochemical processes at play." --Washington Post

Most gardeners realize that plants need to be fed, but many of us know little about the nature of the science involved. In Teaming with Nutrients, Jeff Lowenfels explains the basics of plant nutrition from an organic gardener's perspective. In his trademark down-to-earth, style, Lowenfels explains the role of both macronutrients and micronutrients and shows gardeners how to provide these essentials through organic, easy-to-follow techniques. Along the way, Lowenfels provides easy-to-grasp lessons in the biology, chemistry, and botany needed to understand how nutrients get into the plant and what they do once they're inside.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604693142
• ISBN13: 9781604693140
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Disappointed with this books lack of practical utility.

I enjoyed reading the authors “teaming with microbes”, this book however was a disappointment and a slog to get through. The first 8 chapters (of this 10 chapter volume) are entirely focused on either chemistry, biochemistry or biology. It’s dry, dull, and reminiscent of the worst parts of high school. None of the info presented in those chapters is actionable, it’s all theory that doesn’t serve a practical purpose to the layperson or their garden. If you are a chemist or biologist you probably already know this stuff, and if you’re a gardener you don’t need to know any of it. You are much better off reading “teaming with microbes” instead.