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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... beneficial to other small grains if grown in about the same proportion . The cornflowers or bachelor's buttons supply bees with nectar even in the dryest weather . They are beneficial to growing rye , too , but in limited numbers ...
... beneficial to other small grains if grown in about the same proportion . The cornflowers or bachelor's buttons supply bees with nectar even in the dryest weather . They are beneficial to growing rye , too , but in limited numbers ...
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... beneficial fungi and other nematodes which feed on the plant - parasitic variety of eelworms . These beneficial fungi grow in decomposing vegetable matter and kill the nematodes . It is possible to reduce wireworm and nematode attack ...
... beneficial fungi and other nematodes which feed on the plant - parasitic variety of eelworms . These beneficial fungi grow in decomposing vegetable matter and kill the nematodes . It is possible to reduce wireworm and nematode attack ...
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... beneficial to both . According to this view the fungi receive food from root tissues and in turn facilitate certain physiological activities of the roots . Some investigators believe the fungi increase water absorption of roots , others ...
... beneficial to both . According to this view the fungi receive food from root tissues and in turn facilitate certain physiological activities of the roots . Some investigators believe the fungi increase water absorption of roots , others ...
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