Microbe Science for Gardeners

Established Author : 6 previous gardening books including Building Natural Ponds which has sold over 5,000 copies, and Soil Science for Gardeners which has sold 8,000 copies

Master Gardener with 40 years' experience : owner of 6-acre botanical garden with over 3,000 varieties of plants

Large Social Media Following : author's Facebook page, Garden Fundamentals, has a large following of 12,000; Author's YouTube channel has 44.4 K subscribers; author's blog, Garden Myths, has over 14,000 visitors

Well-known lecturer and speaker : to Master Gardener groups, horticultural societies, orchid societies, and garden shows

Up-to-Date Information : includes state-of-the-art information including new science about microbes that live inside leaves and roots.

Differs from other gardening books because :

Discusses the role of microbes in all plant life, including soil, above ground and in surrounding ecosystem. Most books focus only on soil microbes.

Describes the living symbiotic relationships between microbes and plants, including communication techniques used by plants to attract beneficial microbes

Applies scientific knowledge to practical gardening techniques