Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful GardeningPlant parsley and asparagus together and you’ll have more of each, but keep broccoli and tomato plants far apart if you want them to thrive. Utilize the natural properties of plants to nourish the soil, repel pests, and secure a greater harvest. With plenty of insightful advice and suggestions for planting schemes, Louise Riotte will inspire you to turn your garden into a naturally nurturing ecosystem. |
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... pests. A major enemy of the carrot is the carrot fly, whereas the leek suffers from the onion fly and leek moth. Yet when leek and carrot live together in companionship, the strong and strangely different smell of the partner plant ...
... pests. A major enemy of the carrot is the carrot fly, whereas the leek suffers from the onion fly and leek moth. Yet when leek and carrot live together in companionship, the strong and strangely different smell of the partner plant ...
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... Pest Control chapter.) If rabbits dig your cabbage patch, plant any member of. Beets and kohlrabi make good companions. Both take the same kind of culture, and they take soil nourishment at different levels. Chinese celery cabbage does ...
... Pest Control chapter.) If rabbits dig your cabbage patch, plant any member of. Beets and kohlrabi make good companions. Both take the same kind of culture, and they take soil nourishment at different levels. Chinese celery cabbage does ...
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... pests of collards, is significantly decreased. Collards, widely grown in the southern states as a source of greens, are more nutritious than heading cabbage, and their taste is improved by freezing. Corn (Zea mays) Sweet corn does well ...
... pests of collards, is significantly decreased. Collards, widely grown in the southern states as a source of greens, are more nutritious than heading cabbage, and their taste is improved by freezing. Corn (Zea mays) Sweet corn does well ...
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... pests, but do not rotate melon, squash, and cucumber with each other, since all are cucurbits. Timing is another ... Pest Control chapter.) Melon leaves, rich in calcium, are good to place on the compost pile. Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) ...
... pests, but do not rotate melon, squash, and cucumber with each other, since all are cucurbits. Timing is another ... Pest Control chapter.) Melon leaves, rich in calcium, are good to place on the compost pile. Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) ...
Contents
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Herbs | 28 |
Wild Plants | 49 |
Grasses Grains and Field Crops | 81 |
First Steps for Home Fruit Growing | 93 |
Nuts | 105 |
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs | 109 |
Soil Improvement | 133 |
Pest Control | 145 |
Poisonous Plants | 169 |
Garden Plans | 180 |
Sources | 207 |
Suggested Reading | 208 |
Index | 209 |
Garden Techniques | 121 |
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