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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... repel other plants — are all of great practical use . They always have been , but we are just beginning to find out ... repelling ability as they grow together . Both root secretions and odor are important in repelling or attracting . a ...
... repel other plants — are all of great practical use . They always have been , but we are just beginning to find out ... repelling ability as they grow together . Both root secretions and odor are important in repelling or attracting . a ...
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... repel moles , and they also are good to repel mosquitoes . This is an agricultural crop in some areas where it is grown for the oil in the seed , yet all parts of the plant are poisonous to livestock and humans , particularly the seed ...
... repel moles , and they also are good to repel mosquitoes . This is an agricultural crop in some areas where it is grown for the oil in the seed , yet all parts of the plant are poisonous to livestock and humans , particularly the seed ...
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... repel bees , and it also will repel fleas and may be rubbed into floors and walls of a granary to repel mice . Meadow Pink ( Lychnis floscuculi ) . The roots of all members of the lychnis family contain saponin which produces a soapy ...
... repel bees , and it also will repel fleas and may be rubbed into floors and walls of a granary to repel mice . Meadow Pink ( Lychnis floscuculi ) . The roots of all members of the lychnis family contain saponin which produces a soapy ...
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