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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... kohlrabi and sunflower . Beets do not grow well with them but radishes and pole beans seem to derive mutual benefit ... kohlrabi but are “ turned off " by pole beans . Field mustard and Beets and kohlrabi make good companions . Both take ...
... kohlrabi and sunflower . Beets do not grow well with them but radishes and pole beans seem to derive mutual benefit ... kohlrabi but are “ turned off " by pole beans . Field mustard and Beets and kohlrabi make good companions . Both take ...
Page 93
... Kohlrabi ( Brassicaceae ) . Kohlrabi grown with onions or beets , with aromatic plants , and surprisingly with cucumbers , are mutually beneficial in part because they occupy different soil strata . It dislikes strawberries , tomatoes ...
... Kohlrabi ( Brassicaceae ) . Kohlrabi grown with onions or beets , with aromatic plants , and surprisingly with cucumbers , are mutually beneficial in part because they occupy different soil strata . It dislikes strawberries , tomatoes ...
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... kohlrabi . A naturally - occurring chemical compound in turnips when synthesized is deadly to aphids , spider mites and houseflies , German cockroaches and bean beetles . Rutabagas take much the same culture as turnips but require a ...
... kohlrabi . A naturally - occurring chemical compound in turnips when synthesized is deadly to aphids , spider mites and houseflies , German cockroaches and bean beetles . Rutabagas take much the same culture as turnips but require a ...
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