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 82
... stems range from 1 to 3 feet tall . The plant does not produce flowers or seeds but sends up fertile sporebearing stems resembling catkins . These are covered with powdery brown spores . After the spores drop , small green shoots emerge ...
... stems range from 1 to 3 feet tall . The plant does not produce flowers or seeds but sends up fertile sporebearing stems resembling catkins . These are covered with powdery brown spores . After the spores drop , small green shoots emerge ...
Page 208
... stems and leaves Rhizomes ; D. If eaten causes digestive upset but not usually serious . Berries fatal Green hull juice ; D Leaves Leaves and seeds cause severe poisoning ; may be fatal . Foliage and green berries may be fatal . All ...
... stems and leaves Rhizomes ; D. If eaten causes digestive upset but not usually serious . Berries fatal Green hull juice ; D Leaves Leaves and seeds cause severe poisoning ; may be fatal . Foliage and green berries may be fatal . All ...
Page 209
... stems ; D Stems and leaves Berries fatal Leaves , stem and fruit very poisonous Apple , foliage and roots contains at least 16 active toxic principles , primarily in the roots . Children often eat the apple with no ill effects but ...
... stems ; D Stems and leaves Berries fatal Leaves , stem and fruit very poisonous Apple , foliage and roots contains at least 16 active toxic principles , primarily in the roots . Children often eat the apple with no ill effects but ...
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