A new approach to gardening.
Reflecting the latest research on how plants influence and communicate with each other, Jessica Walliser offers a research-based guide to companion planting—a gardening method that uses strategic plant partnerships to improve crop yields ...
Here's what you'll find inside: - Handy companion planting pairings for all of the most common garden vegetables - Practical, simple photography and colorful illustrations for dozens of beneficial planting configurations - Expert advice ...
Some frogs will stay under water through the winter, requiring a permanent water source (pond, stream, or lake edge) that is at least 6 feet deep. Toads, on the other hand, spend their winter on land and only require shallow and ...
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.
Stopping Slugs Welcoming the Helpers In a companion garden , spring is the season to put out the welcome mat for garden helpers . Here's a list of reminders about how to attract beneficial insects , birds , and other beneficial animals ...
Through an enhanced understanding of how plants interact with and influence each other, this guide suggests specific plant combinations that improve soil health and weed control, decrease pest damage, and increase biodiversity, resulting in ...
Years of experimentation by Richard Gregg and subsequently Helen Philbrick and others resulted in this unique reference book.
Matchmaking in the garden! In this charming guide to companion planting for your vegetable-garden favorites, you’ll learn why Broccoli ♥ Rosemary and whether Cucumber + Corn = friends with benefits. (Just watch out for Celery!
winter and harvest gradually. Kohlrabi grows well with beets ... To Harvest: Both kale and collards taste better after a few light frosts. ... Kales are biennial, so uproot them before they flower unless you'd like to collect the seeds.
Vegetables Love Flowers explains the benefits of interplanting flowers and vegetables; offers detailed advice on how to add a cutting garden of vibrant annuals to your vegetable garden; gives profiles of a range of pollinators and ...