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Fwd: Re: Martha Stewart's Column on Soil and Ann Raverarticle

>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 17:45:17 -0400
>To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
>From: Mary Appelhof <mappelho@madison.tdsnet.com>
>Subject: Re: [GWL]: Martha Stewart's Column on Soil and Ann Raver article
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>"I guess the biggest gripe I have about Martha is that she doesn't help people
>to go more deeply into the knowledge about soils . . . . However, 
>few people who write for public consumption do that.  It would be
>nice if more garden columnists listed websites from USDA,. . . "
>
>Anne Raver, as shown in the NY Times article that Suzi just sent, 
>DID go more deeply into knowledge about soils "Good, crumbly soil is 
>made out of sand, silt and clay particles held together by the gums 
>and gels formed by bacteria. . . ."
>And she got into some soil foodweb science, as in "Bacteria, which 
>are high in protein, are also swarming around those roots, eating 
>plant sugars, and being eaten in turn by protozoa and beneficial 
>nematodes. These organisms convert the bacteria's protein into 
>nitrogen, which can then be used by plants. .  . " With a reference 
>to Elaine Inghams' website at http://www.soilfoodweb.com.
>
>Good for Anne Raver. And her very knowledgeable interviewee, Eric T 
>Fleisher.Thanks to Suzi for passing the Raver article on. And to 
>Barbara for clarifying some of the content of Martha's article.
>
>Mary Appelhof

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