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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... spray to use . During the season when green plants are available it is good to prepare an extract by covering freshly - picked plants with water . Allow them to ferment for about 10 days , then dilute the liquid and use it as a spray in ...
... spray to use . During the season when green plants are available it is good to prepare an extract by covering freshly - picked plants with water . Allow them to ferment for about 10 days , then dilute the liquid and use it as a spray in ...
Page 168
... spray on apple trees against codling moths . Tobacco likes to be fertilized with a compost made from its own leaves ... spray for roses : Make a solution of tomato leaves in your vegetable juicer , add 4 or 5 pints of water and a ...
... spray on apple trees against codling moths . Tobacco likes to be fertilized with a compost made from its own leaves ... spray for roses : Make a solution of tomato leaves in your vegetable juicer , add 4 or 5 pints of water and a ...
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... Spray , 46-7 Suggested Reading , 215-7 Suicide in Plants , 160 Sulphur , 57 , 60 , 68 , 69 , 104 , 113 Sunburn , 15 , 64 , 174 Sunflower , 17 , 22 , 24 , 44 , 46 , 65 , 74 , 77 , 90 , 91 , 103 , 118 , 131 , 160-2 , 171 , 178 Supply ...
... Spray , 46-7 Suggested Reading , 215-7 Suicide in Plants , 160 Sulphur , 57 , 60 , 68 , 69 , 104 , 113 Sunburn , 15 , 64 , 174 Sunflower , 17 , 22 , 24 , 44 , 46 , 65 , 74 , 77 , 90 , 91 , 103 , 118 , 131 , 160-2 , 171 , 178 Supply ...
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