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 97
... strawberries , cucumbers , carrots and it has long been considered good to team with carrots and radishes . Radishes grown with lettuce in summer are particularly succulent . 98 Lily - of - the - Valley Lettuce needs.
... strawberries , cucumbers , carrots and it has long been considered good to team with carrots and radishes . Radishes grown with lettuce in summer are particularly succulent . 98 Lily - of - the - Valley Lettuce needs.
Page 111
... considered the most helpful . These include chopped bark , buckwheat hulls , cocoa shells , coffee grounds , corncobs , cottonseed hulls , cranberry vines , evergreen boughs , grass clippings , hay , hops , leaves ( particularly oak ...
... considered the most helpful . These include chopped bark , buckwheat hulls , cocoa shells , coffee grounds , corncobs , cottonseed hulls , cranberry vines , evergreen boughs , grass clippings , hay , hops , leaves ( particularly oak ...
Page 199
... considered it particularly effective when the flowers were grown under apple trees to repel woolly aphis . A washing down of the trees with nasturtium juice was recommended , if planting them was not possible . Dr. Pfeiffer also ...
... considered it particularly effective when the flowers were grown under apple trees to repel woolly aphis . A washing down of the trees with nasturtium juice was recommended , if planting them was not possible . Dr. Pfeiffer also ...
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