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 21
Bean, Bush 21 The bay belongs to the same family as the cinnamon, camphor,
avocado and sassafras trees. I have tried sassafras leaves in grains and flours
and find them also effective against insects and weevils. Bean (Phaseolus and ...
Bean, Bush 21 The bay belongs to the same family as the cinnamon, camphor,
avocado and sassafras trees. I have tried sassafras leaves in grains and flours
and find them also effective against insects and weevils. Bean (Phaseolus and ...
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Bush beans planted in strawberry rows are mutually helpful, both advancing
more rapidly than if planted alone. Bush beans will aid corn if planted in alternate
rows. They grow well with summer savory but never should be planted near
fennel.
Bush beans planted in strawberry rows are mutually helpful, both advancing
more rapidly than if planted alone. Bush beans will aid corn if planted in alternate
rows. They grow well with summer savory but never should be planted near
fennel.
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They do well in combination with bush beans, spinach and borage. Lettuce is
good used as a border and pyrethrum, planted alongside, serves well as a pest
preventative. A spruce hedge also is protective. White hellebore will control
sawfly ...
They do well in combination with bush beans, spinach and borage. Lettuce is
good used as a border and pyrethrum, planted alongside, serves well as a pest
preventative. A spruce hedge also is protective. White hellebore will control
sawfly ...
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| Title | Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening |
| Author | Louise Riotte |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Garden Way Pub., 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 Sep 2010 |
| ISBN | 0882660640, 9780882660646 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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