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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... wheat and rye , " triticum " and “ secale . ” It has a higher protein content and protein efficiency ratio than either wheat or corn — comparable to soy concentrateand it is also higher than wheat in lysine and methionine , two of the ...
... wheat and rye , " triticum " and “ secale . ” It has a higher protein content and protein efficiency ratio than either wheat or corn — comparable to soy concentrateand it is also higher than wheat in lysine and methionine , two of the ...
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... wheat , both extremely interesting . The first is that bread wheat appeared around 8000 B.C. when wild wheat by accidental cross - pollination apparently formed a hybrid with a type of “ goat grass , ” resulting in much plumper grains ...
... wheat , both extremely interesting . The first is that bread wheat appeared around 8000 B.C. when wild wheat by accidental cross - pollination apparently formed a hybrid with a type of “ goat grass , ” resulting in much plumper grains ...
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... wheat fields . They should not be allowed to spread , for they check the wheat's growth . On the other hand , camomile permitted to grow in very small ratio ( 1 to 100 ) with wheat is beneficial , while in larger amounts it's harmful .
... wheat fields . They should not be allowed to spread , for they check the wheat's growth . On the other hand , camomile permitted to grow in very small ratio ( 1 to 100 ) with wheat is beneficial , while in larger amounts it's harmful .
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