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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... contain iron . Other herbs particularly well endowed with minerals and which can be of value incorporated into compost , are dandelion which absorbs between two and three times as much iron from the soil as other weeds ; salad burnet ...
... contain iron . Other herbs particularly well endowed with minerals and which can be of value incorporated into compost , are dandelion which absorbs between two and three times as much iron from the soil as other weeds ; salad burnet ...
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... contain carbonic acid and ammonia which may be the factors which activate the compost . If you have the space you might try raising a crop of nettle — somewhere away from the garden , for the plant spreads quickly . Euell Gibbons ...
... contain carbonic acid and ammonia which may be the factors which activate the compost . If you have the space you might try raising a crop of nettle — somewhere away from the garden , for the plant spreads quickly . Euell Gibbons ...
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Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening Louise Riotte. a. Apple seeds contain cyanide Seed inside Peach stone contains cyanide Apples , peaches and castor beans contain highly poisonous parts . Castor beans contain vicin ...
Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening Louise Riotte. a. Apple seeds contain cyanide Seed inside Peach stone contains cyanide Apples , peaches and castor beans contain highly poisonous parts . Castor beans contain vicin ...
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