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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Author
Introduction
1 Soil as a Supraorganism the Physical Nature of Soil
Getting Grounded
2 The Mineral Nature of Soil
Minerals to Resist Drought?
3 Trace Elements the Mighty Micronutrients
The Major Micronutrients
Other Trace Mineral Considerations
4 The Biological Nature of Soil
Grow Foods and Go Foods
An Invitation to Become a Legume
Shalajit: Humus for Humans
Looking for Mr. Goodbug
Parasitic Nematodes: an Indicator of Soil Sickness
5 Compost and Compost Teas
Digestion as a Factor in Disease
Compost Tea Trials
From Compost to Tea
From Laboratory to Landscape
Vermicompost: Hi Test Worm Juice
Industrial Yogurt
6 Foliar Nutrition
Appliances to Monitor Progress
Some Foliars and Non-Foliars to Consider
Some Homemade Foliars
7 The Eternal Earthworm
8 Water a Medium for Metamorphosis
9 Systemic Acquired Resistance and Induced Systemic Resistance
Indirect versus Direct Responses
Combined Internal/External Responses
Essential Oils
Plant Responses—Grow or Defend
Psm Benefits
10 Our Precious Pollinators and Predators
Some Forage Plants for Wild Pollinators
Pesticides to Be Aware of
11 Cover Crops Farming in Nature's Image
Carbon to Nitrogen Ratios ("Go" Foods vs. "Grow" Foods)
Weed Suppression and Allelopathy
Cocktail Cover Cropping
Growing Humus with Cover Crops—a Bed at a Time
12 The Tools of the Trade
Using the Soil Test Health Card
Total Organic Matter
Active Carbon
Potentially Mineralizable Nitrogen
Root Health Assessment
Pocket Tools: High-Tech, Fast, and Easy
Ph Meters
Refractometers
Penetrometers
Electrical Conductivity
Ion-Selective Meters
Chlorophyll
Oxidation Reduction Potential (Orp)
Infrared (Ir) Thermometer
Pcsm (Phil Callahan Soil Meter)
Sampling Tools
Soil Tests with Morgan Extract
13 Back to the Future a Permanent Agriculture
Additional Resources
Pollinators
Cover Crops
Tools of the Trade
Recommended Reading
Index
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