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 35
... particularly benefited if grown in a circle so that the lacy , loosely interwoven roots may make a more desirable home for earthworms and soil microbes . Celery and leeks both grew well when trenched . Both celery and celeriac are ...
... particularly benefited if grown in a circle so that the lacy , loosely interwoven roots may make a more desirable home for earthworms and soil microbes . Celery and leeks both grew well when trenched . Both celery and celeriac are ...
Page 42
... particularly rich if weeds are put in the pile instead of being destroyed . Use all herb refuse obtained in the garden , too , and naturally all the kitchen waste , particularly in a household where cooking with herbs is a frequent ...
... particularly rich if weeds are put in the pile instead of being destroyed . Use all herb refuse obtained in the garden , too , and naturally all the kitchen waste , particularly in a household where cooking with herbs is a frequent ...
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... particularly helpful if used in peach trees . Mugwort ( A. vulgaris lactiflora ) . Mugwort is one of the most useful members of the Artemisias family . Planted in chicken yards it will help repel lice , and since the chickens like it as ...
... particularly helpful if used in peach trees . Mugwort ( A. vulgaris lactiflora ) . Mugwort is one of the most useful members of the Artemisias family . Planted in chicken yards it will help repel lice , and since the chickens like it as ...
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