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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Disease and Weather— resistant Vegetable Varieties 51 protection, coupled with
its unique digestive system, enables it to move through soil treated with
diatomaceous earth without harm. Many gardeners use diatomaceous earth as a
dusting ...
Disease and Weather— resistant Vegetable Varieties 51 protection, coupled with
its unique digestive system, enables it to move through soil treated with
diatomaceous earth without harm. Many gardeners use diatomaceous earth as a
dusting ...
Page 52
52 DNA Kale: Dwarf Blue Curled Vates, withstands below freezing temperatures (
Burpee) Lettuce: Oakleaf, hot weather-resistant. Butter King, Bibb or Limestone,
hot weather-tolerant (Shumway). Premier Great Lakes, resistant to tip-burn and ...
52 DNA Kale: Dwarf Blue Curled Vates, withstands below freezing temperatures (
Burpee) Lettuce: Oakleaf, hot weather-resistant. Butter King, Bibb or Limestone,
hot weather-tolerant (Shumway). Premier Great Lakes, resistant to tip-burn and ...
Page 85
Insect-Resistant Vegetables and Grains 85 bay laurel or pine tar. Ginkgo, elder,
pyrethrum and lavender repel ticks or other insects. Other plants such as cedar,
quassia and teak- wood themselves are immune to insects. Insect-Resistant ...
Insect-Resistant Vegetables and Grains 85 bay laurel or pine tar. Ginkgo, elder,
pyrethrum and lavender repel ticks or other insects. Other plants such as cedar,
quassia and teak- wood themselves are immune to insects. Insect-Resistant ...
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| Title | Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening |
| Author | Louise Riotte |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Garden Way Pub., 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 Sep 2010 |
| ISBN | 0882660640, 9780882660646 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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