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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... germination of seeds . Coreopsis ( Calliopsis ) . Coreopsis in the flower bed is useful as an insect control for ... germinate but hinders the seed formation of fennel . In blossom the herb is very attractive to bees . Many people think ...
... germination of seeds . Coreopsis ( Calliopsis ) . Coreopsis in the flower bed is useful as an insect control for ... germinate but hinders the seed formation of fennel . In blossom the herb is very attractive to bees . Many people think ...
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... Germination . Many plants not only inhibit the seed germination of other plants but their own as well . Experiments with western ragweed ( Ambrosia psilostachya ) by Robert L. Neill and Elroy L. Rice of the University of Oklahoma show ...
... Germination . Many plants not only inhibit the seed germination of other plants but their own as well . Experiments with western ragweed ( Ambrosia psilostachya ) by Robert L. Neill and Elroy L. Rice of the University of Oklahoma show ...
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... germinate almost 100 percent if grown near by . Rye has an inhibiting effect on field poppy , retarding both the germination of the seed and its growth . Salsify 145 Rye flour sprinkled over cabbage plants while they.
... germinate almost 100 percent if grown near by . Rye has an inhibiting effect on field poppy , retarding both the germination of the seed and its growth . Salsify 145 Rye flour sprinkled over cabbage plants while they.
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