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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... also be dipped in batter and fried . They may even be dried for later use in soups and stews . a Dead Nettle ( Lamium album ) . Although classed as a nettle this plant , sometimes called white archangel , has no relation to stinging ...
... also be dipped in batter and fried . They may even be dried for later use in soups and stews . a Dead Nettle ( Lamium album ) . Although classed as a nettle this plant , sometimes called white archangel , has no relation to stinging ...
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... Sometimes called old maid's bonnets , wild pea or sun dial , the plant has vivid blue flowers , sometimes pink or white , with a butterfly shape that indicates its membership in the legume family . Farmers once thought lupines preyed ...
... Sometimes called old maid's bonnets , wild pea or sun dial , the plant has vivid blue flowers , sometimes pink or white , with a butterfly shape that indicates its membership in the legume family . Farmers once thought lupines preyed ...
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... ( sometimes called rose - acacia ) , clammy locust ( Robinia viscosa ) , scotch broom ( Robinia scopariua ) , honey locust ( Gleditsia triacanthos ) , Kentucky coffee tree ( Gymnocladus dioicus ) , redbud ( Cercis canadensis ) ( sometimes ...
... ( sometimes called rose - acacia ) , clammy locust ( Robinia viscosa ) , scotch broom ( Robinia scopariua ) , honey locust ( Gleditsia triacanthos ) , Kentucky coffee tree ( Gymnocladus dioicus ) , redbud ( Cercis canadensis ) ( sometimes ...
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