Jeff Lowenfels

In Teaming with Microbes, Jeff Lowenfels revealed the fascinating facts around the soil food web, all the tiny organisms that live in soil and aid a plant's growth. In Teaming with Nutrients, he explored how those organisms aid in the uptake of nutrients. And in Teaming with Fungi, he detailed the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi, the most important...

"A breakthrough book. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it." - American Gardener When we use chemical fertilisers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants, and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic substances. Teaming with Microbes offers an alternative to this vicious circle, and details how to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than...

A totally new category of plants - as easy to grow as tomatoes, perfect for gardeners. Cannabis prohibition is ending around the world, and there's a new bud in town - auto-flowering cannabis. As easy to grow as tomatoes, auto-flowering cannabis is the perfect new plant for the home gardener who has limited time and space. Unlike commercially grown cannabis,...

Accomplishes what few other books have by helping growers use mycorrhizae to improve the immune systems of plants. This natural union between plants and fungi is the foundation of our food web. 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...

Teaming with Nutrients 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...