Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful GardeningEmploys a dictionary format to furnish information on the characteristics and uses of plants that promote the growth of other varieties, offering descriptions of helpful weeds and insect-repellent plants. |
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Page 158
... acid and ammonia which may be the factors which activate the compost . If you have the space you might try raising a crop of nettle — somewhere away from the garden , for the plant spreads quickly . Euell Gibbons reports that stinging ...
... acid and ammonia which may be the factors which activate the compost . If you have the space you might try raising a crop of nettle — somewhere away from the garden , for the plant spreads quickly . Euell Gibbons reports that stinging ...
Page 177
... acid soil , and also indicate increasing acidity , are the docks , fingerleaf weeds , lady's thumb and sorrels . Horsetail indicates slightly acid soil as do hawkweed and knapweed . Weeds that indicate a crust formation and hardpan are ...
... acid soil , and also indicate increasing acidity , are the docks , fingerleaf weeds , lady's thumb and sorrels . Horsetail indicates slightly acid soil as do hawkweed and knapweed . Weeds that indicate a crust formation and hardpan are ...
Page 190
... acid soil , 5 to 5 3/4 pH . Blueberries . Have at least two different varieties — any two_in a blueberry planting . Preferred varieties are Tifblue , Briteblue , Delite , Woodard and Hombell in southern regions . Further north try ...
... acid soil , 5 to 5 3/4 pH . Blueberries . Have at least two different varieties — any two_in a blueberry planting . Preferred varieties are Tifblue , Briteblue , Delite , Woodard and Hombell in southern regions . Further north try ...
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