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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... . . . . . . . . . 28 Wild Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Grasses, Grains, and Field Crops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 First Steps for Home Fruit Growing ...
... . . . . . . . . . 28 Wild Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Grasses, Grains, and Field Crops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 First Steps for Home Fruit Growing ...
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... Wild plants also play a vital part in the plant community. Some are accumulator plants — those that have the ability to collect trace minerals from the soil. They actually can store in their tissues up to several hundred times the ...
... Wild plants also play a vital part in the plant community. Some are accumulator plants — those that have the ability to collect trace minerals from the soil. They actually can store in their tissues up to several hundred times the ...
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... wild Peruvian tomato, which is four times richer in vitamin C than our ordinary garden types. A few years later 'Caro-Red', containing about 10 times the amount of vitamin A found in standard varieties, was perfected at the Indiana ...
... wild Peruvian tomato, which is four times richer in vitamin C than our ordinary garden types. A few years later 'Caro-Red', containing about 10 times the amount of vitamin A found in standard varieties, was perfected at the Indiana ...
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... does not hurt it and even improves its flavor. Wild mustard and kale sometimes are a problem in oat fields. Rolling is the best method of control. It should be practiced early L ETTUCE 19 in the morning while the plants are 18 V EGETABLES.
... does not hurt it and even improves its flavor. Wild mustard and kale sometimes are a problem in oat fields. Rolling is the best method of control. It should be practiced early L ETTUCE 19 in the morning while the plants are 18 V EGETABLES.
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... a windbreak. Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) Pumpkins grow well when jimsonweed (Datura), sometimes called thorn apple, is in the vicinity. (See the Wild Plants chapter.) R HUBARB 23 Pumpkins grow well with corn, a practice 22 V EGETABLES.
... a windbreak. Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) Pumpkins grow well when jimsonweed (Datura), sometimes called thorn apple, is in the vicinity. (See the Wild Plants chapter.) R HUBARB 23 Pumpkins grow well with corn, a practice 22 V EGETABLES.
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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