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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... minerals such as selenium and molybdenum are washed down in rain . Snow , which furnishes not only nitrogen but phosphorus and other minerals , yields an extra bonus denied warm climate areas . Snow contains forty percent less heavy ...
... minerals such as selenium and molybdenum are washed down in rain . Snow , which furnishes not only nitrogen but phosphorus and other minerals , yields an extra bonus denied warm climate areas . Snow contains forty percent less heavy ...
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... Minerals in Plants . Many weeds seem to have a mysterious capacity for enriching soils . Jimson weeds ( datura ) grown near pumpkins will promote their health and vigor ; the best watermelons come from the weediest part of the patch ...
... Minerals in Plants . Many weeds seem to have a mysterious capacity for enriching soils . Jimson weeds ( datura ) grown near pumpkins will promote their health and vigor ; the best watermelons come from the weediest part of the patch ...
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... minerals from the lower soil by way of their stalks and leaves . When these weeds are turned under , the minerals become avail . able to shallower - rooting crops . Minerals , along with trace minerals which may become exhausted under a ...
... minerals from the lower soil by way of their stalks and leaves . When these weeds are turned under , the minerals become avail . able to shallower - rooting crops . Minerals , along with trace minerals which may become exhausted under a ...
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