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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... pepper in cooking for those who have digestive disturbances . Pepper , Hot ( Capsicum frutescens , var . fasciculatum and var . longum ) . Hot red peppers are among the most useful plants in the garden as well as the most flavorsome ...
... pepper in cooking for those who have digestive disturbances . Pepper , Hot ( Capsicum frutescens , var . fasciculatum and var . longum ) . Hot red peppers are among the most useful plants in the garden as well as the most flavorsome ...
Page 137
... pepper on plants while they are wet with dew . Raccoon ( Procyon lotor ) . Farmers have been planting pumpkins and corn together for centuries to discourage raccoons . Put the pumpkin seeds about four feet apart , and as the corn ...
... pepper on plants while they are wet with dew . Raccoon ( Procyon lotor ) . Farmers have been planting pumpkins and corn together for centuries to discourage raccoons . Put the pumpkin seeds about four feet apart , and as the corn ...
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... Pepper , 52 , 66 , 85 , 89 , 104 , 119 , 122 , 127 , 137 ; as repellent , 56 ; spray , 74 Pepper , Hot , 122 , 125-6 , 129 ; spray , 74 , 125-6 , 156 , 183 Peppermint ( see also Mint , Spearmint ) , 16 , 27 , 28 , 32 , 59 , 79 , 88 ...
... Pepper , 52 , 66 , 85 , 89 , 104 , 119 , 122 , 127 , 137 ; as repellent , 56 ; spray , 74 Pepper , Hot , 122 , 125-6 , 129 ; spray , 74 , 125-6 , 156 , 183 Peppermint ( see also Mint , Spearmint ) , 16 , 27 , 28 , 32 , 59 , 79 , 88 ...
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