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
... Bush beans planted with potatoes protect them against the Colorado potato beetle . In return the potatoes protect the bush beans from the Mexican bean beetle . It is considered best to plant the beans and potatoes in alternate rows ...
... Bush beans planted with potatoes protect them against the Colorado potato beetle . In return the potatoes protect the bush beans from the Mexican bean beetle . It is considered best to plant the beans and potatoes in alternate rows ...
Page 22
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... 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 and marigolds are useful ...
... 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 and marigolds are useful ...
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