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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Page 103
... squash or cucumber with each other , since all are cucurbits . Timing is another weapon . Most cucurbits are not very susceptible to borers once they are past the seedling stage , so try either earlier or later plantings . I find fall ...
... squash or cucumber with each other , since all are cucurbits . Timing is another weapon . Most cucurbits are not very susceptible to borers once they are past the seedling stage , so try either earlier or later plantings . I find fall ...
Page 113
... squash will keep away squash bugs , but be sure to give the flowers a head start since the squash grow more quickly . If aphids appear in the nasturtiums — a sign there is a lime deficiency in your soil — dust — the plants with lime and ...
... squash will keep away squash bugs , but be sure to give the flowers a head start since the squash grow more quickly . If aphids appear in the nasturtiums — a sign there is a lime deficiency in your soil — dust — the plants with lime and ...
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... squash is more likely to withstand borers which lay their eggs in July . Where I live , we have a rule : “ Plant squash and cucumbers the first day of May before the sun comes up and they will be free of beetles . ” I also find that ...
... squash is more likely to withstand borers which lay their eggs in July . Where I live , we have a rule : “ Plant squash and cucumbers the first day of May before the sun comes up and they will be free of beetles . ” I also find that ...
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