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 106
... grapes to drive the beetles away . Larkspur eaten by the beetles will kill them , while soybeans work as a trap crop . The beetles are rarely destructive to cabbage , carrots , cauliflower , eggplant , onions , lettuce , parsley , peas ...
... grapes to drive the beetles away . Larkspur eaten by the beetles will kill them , while soybeans work as a trap crop . The beetles are rarely destructive to cabbage , carrots , cauliflower , eggplant , onions , lettuce , parsley , peas ...
Page 192
... Grapes . Bunch grapes such as Concord , Fredonia and Niagara are self - fertile , and one vine will give an abundance of grapes even if planted alone . Grapes like a moderately acid soil of 5 to 5 3/4 pH , and perhaps more than any ...
... Grapes . Bunch grapes such as Concord , Fredonia and Niagara are self - fertile , and one vine will give an abundance of grapes even if planted alone . Grapes like a moderately acid soil of 5 to 5 3/4 pH , and perhaps more than any ...
Page 193
... Grapes in their natural environment swing high in the trees , doing especially well if the tree happens to be an elm or a mulberry . Such grapes are seldom troubled by either brown rot or mildew . Since growing grapes in trees is ...
... Grapes in their natural environment swing high in the trees , doing especially well if the tree happens to be an elm or a mulberry . Such grapes are seldom troubled by either brown rot or mildew . Since growing grapes in trees is ...
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