The Lives of Weeds by John Cardina seascapes including analyzing soil's fertility and

including analyzing soil's fertility and plant nutrients

Matthew Wood is a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild

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Bloomsbury Publishing

The Lives of Weeds by John Cardina seascapes including analyzing soil's fertility andLives of Weeds explores the tangled history of weeds and their relationship to humans. Through eight interwoven stories, John Cardina offers a fresh perspective on how these tenacious plants came about, why they are both inevitable and essential, and how their ecological success is ensured by determined efforts to eradicate them. Linking botany, history, ecology, and evolutionary biology to the social dimensions of humanity's ancient struggle with