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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... MARIGOLDS : Against Mexican bean beetles , nematodes and many other insects MINT : Against white cabbage moths ... MARIGOLD : Against asparagus beetles , tomato worms and many other insects PYRETHURM : Against pickleworms , aphids ...
... MARIGOLDS : Against Mexican bean beetles , nematodes and many other insects MINT : Against white cabbage moths ... MARIGOLD : Against asparagus beetles , tomato worms and many other insects PYRETHURM : Against pickleworms , aphids ...
Page 101
... marigolds for nematode control is to rotate plantings of marigolds with crops that are susceptible to nematode injury . To lessen competition it is also wise to interplant marigolds two or more weeks after the plants which they are ...
... marigolds for nematode control is to rotate plantings of marigolds with crops that are susceptible to nematode injury . To lessen competition it is also wise to interplant marigolds two or more weeks after the plants which they are ...
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... marigolds . The French marigolds ( Tagetes patula ) have similar root excretions . Nasturtiums ( Tropaeolum ) . Nasturtiums planted with squash will keep away squash bugs , but be sure to give the flowers a head start since the squash ...
... marigolds . The French marigolds ( Tagetes patula ) have similar root excretions . Nasturtiums ( Tropaeolum ) . Nasturtiums planted with squash will keep away squash bugs , but be sure to give the flowers a head start since the squash ...
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