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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... manure and compost piles by encouraging fermentation . Dr. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer , one of the early advocates of the ... pile . Birds . Birds around the garden are generally recognized as one of the best controls against insect pests ...
... manure and compost piles by encouraging fermentation . Dr. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer , one of the early advocates of the ... pile . Birds . Birds around the garden are generally recognized as one of the best controls against insect pests ...
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... compost pile and assist the other microorganisms in the breaking - down process . Certain plants such as stinging nettle may be used to speed up or assist fermentation in the compost heap or manure pile . It is an excellent soil builder ...
... compost pile and assist the other microorganisms in the breaking - down process . Certain plants such as stinging nettle may be used to speed up or assist fermentation in the compost heap or manure pile . It is an excellent soil builder ...
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... compost , but since they are apt to pack they should be mixed with other material . Bulky materials form a solid mass of rotting vegetation , lack oxygen and quickly become sour and greasy . When making a pile the site first should be ...
... compost , but since they are apt to pack they should be mixed with other material . Bulky materials form a solid mass of rotting vegetation , lack oxygen and quickly become sour and greasy . When making a pile the site first should be ...
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