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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... strawberry rows are mutually helpful, both advancing more rapidly than if planted alone. Bush beans will aid corn if planted in alternate rows. They grow well with summer savory but never should be planted near fennel. They also dislike ...
... strawberry rows are mutually helpful, both advancing more rapidly than if planted alone. Bush beans will aid corn if planted in alternate rows. They grow well with summer savory but never should be planted near fennel. They also dislike ...
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... strawberries. Use pyrethrum on broccoli against aphids, before the flower buds open. (See the Pest Control chapter.) If rabbits dig your cabbage patch, plant any member of. Beets and kohlrabi make good companions. Both take the same kind ...
... strawberries. Use pyrethrum on broccoli against aphids, before the flower buds open. (See the Pest Control chapter.) If rabbits dig your cabbage patch, plant any member of. Beets and kohlrabi make good companions. Both take the same kind ...
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... strawberries, tomatoes, and pole beans. All members of the family are heavy feeders and should have plenty of compost or well-decomposed cow manure worked into the ground previous to planting. Mulching will help if soil has a tendency ...
... strawberries, tomatoes, and pole beans. All members of the family are heavy feeders and should have plenty of compost or well-decomposed cow manure worked into the ground previous to planting. Mulching will help if soil has a tendency ...
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... strawberries. Extract from cauliflower seeds inactivates the bacteria causing black rot. Celeriac (Apium graveolens rapaceum) A sowing of winter vetch before planting celeriac is helpful, for the plant needs a rich, loose soil with ...
... strawberries. Extract from cauliflower seeds inactivates the bacteria causing black rot. Celeriac (Apium graveolens rapaceum) A sowing of winter vetch before planting celeriac is helpful, for the plant needs a rich, loose soil with ...
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... strawberries, tomatoes, and pole beans but helps protect the garden members of the mustard family. It is a demanding plant, needing plenty of water but good drainage, as well as good supplies of compost. It grows best in filtered ...
... strawberries, tomatoes, and pole beans but helps protect the garden members of the mustard family. It is a demanding plant, needing plenty of water but good drainage, as well as good supplies of compost. It grows best in filtered ...
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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