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1) Great garden companions: a companion planting system for a beautiful, chemical-free vegetable garden
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Designed to help readers make organic gardening easy and productive by using plants themselves instead of chemical care, a gardener offers a system that encourages pest-free growth
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According to Flowerdew, the key to successful organic gardening is working with nature, rather than against it, to get your plants to thrive. This practice is called companion planting, and it is explained in this volume with a style that is both no-nonsense and reader-friendly. Topics range from plants that compete for nutrients to plants that enrich their soil for future crops. Gardeners of all levels will learn from Companion Planting and their...
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"This book is designed to help gardeners mix and match various companion plant pairs and groups to create healthy, harmonious botanical communities. All you have to do is choose from the extensive plant directory to find the perfect plant pals. Each central crop has a row of colored dots along the top and bottom of the strip showing its "requirements"--that is, what it's looking for in a companion plant, whether it be a support while growing and a...
11) The encyclopedia of planting combinations: the ultimate visual guide to successful plant harmony
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Guide to 4,000 color and planting schemes including shrubs and small trees, climbers, roses, perennials, bulbs, and annuals.
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Companion planting is the strategic placement of plants in close proximity so that the plants can help one another out. It allows you to maximize the use of space while taking advantage of the natural abilities of each plant.This guide to companion gardening covers the following topics: What companion planting is and how it can benefit you.How good companion plants are discovered.Organic gardening and companion planting.Companion planting strategies.Allelopathy:...