Companion planting

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Provides advice on organic-gardening techniques that combine specific plants so that both will thrive better than when planted alone, and suggests combinations that attract or repel insects, birds, or animals, and those to avoid.

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Full title :Companion planting / Bob Flowerdew.

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Publication Date:2012.

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Publisher(s):Skyhorse Pub
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

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Includes index.

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Description:1 online resource : : color illustrations

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ISBN:9781620872765, 1620872765
oclc:ocn798270933
LC Classification:SB453.6
Dewey Decimal:635.9

Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; So what is companion planting?; Why did companion planting interactions arise?; History and mythology; Ecology, bootstraps, and succession; Understanding plant groups; How companion planting works in many subtle ways; 1. Plants may be used to aid each other directly; 2. Plants may be used to aid each other indirectly by enriching the soil; 3. Plants to be avoided, or even combined, that oppose or harm each other; 4. Plants where a small ratio of one aids growth of another though a large ratio hinders or harms; 5. Plants used to repel pests.

6. Plants used to attract, trap, or destroy pests7. Plants used to attract and sustain beneficial "bugs"; 8. Plants useful for attracting birds; 9. Plants used to repel animal pests; 10. Plants used to repel or reduce fungal and other diseases; Applying companion effects to our advantage-and a few complications; Pre-companions and companion effects over time; Specific companionships well worth employing or avoiding in the flower garden; Specific companionships well worth employing or avoiding in the fruit cage and orchard.

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