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

One of the best most informative books when it comes to growing and feeding plants. Has an amazing breakdown of the cellular structure and inner workings of a plant. The author is very smart

wow. This is a very detailed description and explanation of plants and how nutrients are used by them. It is a scientific rather than a gardening cozy book. I like to know how things work, so it is interesting to me. It's complicated, that is life. But taking the time to understand how nutrients work with plants will in the long run provide an understanding of what soil amendments and fertilzers to use, and so save frustration and money. It is not at all an easy "go get a bag of fertilizer or compost". I would say, it explains why a well made compost does wonders, and so many people swear by it, while some are unimpressed and find synthetic fertilizers satisfy in the short term. I can't just use the old fashioned gardening books for much advice in this area. I live in a very heat stressed arid area with a short winter season. The native soil just hardens up in the drought down several feet, and mulch withers. We may go on water rationing at times like last year. A few shrubby plants hang on, others like vegetables look around and say "hell no" and die in days. I am learning more of how to support the plants better so they have a better chance of survival.

Written in plain language easily understood by a novice like me. I would recommend this book for new gardeners as well as long time gardeners.

As a professional horticulturist I was seeking some updated information on "organic" sources of nutrition and found it in this text. A very good read which earned my appreciation for the fact that the writing allows for the novice to gain access to what might otherwise be a bit too technical information for the layperson. A timely release, excellent presentation and useful reference material serve to make my professional life appropriately informed which certainly has translated into my being able to explain the nuances of plant nutrition via the use of "organic" amendments so as to intelligently direct my customer base into making smarter choices for their landscape, garden and home environment. For you serious gardeners and reactionary "organic" die-hards this book will keep you better informed. Hugely recommended.

Love love love it!!!!! Must-have for serious gardeners (buy Teeming with Microbes too--the sheer savings in fertilizer costs will pay for both books). It really does simplify very complex concepts. Understanding these concepts really teaches you WHY you do things in gardening, demystifying why things go wrong and why they go right. I gardened my whole life but felt that I had hit a wall--sometimes things grew, sometimes they didn't, and I didn't know why. His books have helped me push beyond and my garden results have been nothing short of spectacular. On another note, I had a burning soil-related question and googled Jeff Lowenfels' email address (cheeky, I know). He responded within a day and thoroughly explained the concept. Great guy, great author! I wish he would have been my high school science teacher!

This book is the sequel to the authors book teeming with microbes. To understand this nutrient book with maximum absorption of knowledge you must read teaming with microbes. This book and the book before this one helped me stop nutrient lock in my plant and helped with diseases.

I would read 'Teaming with Microbes' first. After reading that you will never look at your garden or any plant the same way again. This is a great follow up, but it is a more difficult read. There is a great deal of biology and plant anatomy in the first half of the book. Don't skip it, but don't dwell on it. Plant biology is much more complicated than rocket science on a molecular level, so just try to grasp the general concepts. You can come back later to refresh. Take in what you can and push forward. The only thing I would do differently is to buy the hardback instead of the e-book.

Great way to learn how your nutrients are actually getting to the top! What makes the nutrients plant available, and which can block out which others. I've found it helpful and would record it to a friend in need. I wish we could loan these to people somehow. Get the trilogy to really understand how to grow Great. Pot.,tomato,or any flowering plant