Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening
Plant 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.
So I always try to order a real book.
I have enjoyed this book for figuring out how to plant my garden.
It is a wealth of info and so far I haven't had any problem with pests, planting this way.
Companion planting has been a garden saver this year.
Plus my grand-daughter loves the title!
It is very informative and was much more detailed than I anticipated. I would highly recommend it to any gardener.
There are other books by the author.
If you like folklore about vegtable gardening This is the book for you. I also have her other book roses love garlic.
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Anybody got a book recommendation on how to SAVE the beet seeds? Are they dead or will lessened proximity revive them? I'd check the one I have, but it's buried somewhere under several cookbooks...
Carrots Love Tomatoes, arrived in great condition. I have already made it my own by underlining passages and writing in the margin. The book will be my garden companion for many years to come.
By the way, the book was recommended by my favorite garden vlogger, James Prigioni, of The Gardening Channel.
Kathleen love this book it doesn't have every plant but I have some beans and radishes in my squash and tomatoes so far no bugs
This book has really helped what I tried to grow do much better, and is the basis of how I design my various garden sections so things don't bump up against incompatible plants. Thank you!
Since removing our back lawn and putting in a garden, I wanted to make the best use of space and one of the ways I thought to do that was by companion planting and so I have been on the lookout for both books and websites which might share such information. I came across this little gem while quite well known as an organic gardener and has written some 12 books about gardening.
One thing I particularly loved was all the folk lore which she shared about plants. I also appreciated the homespun wisdom which she imparted. She tells the reader not to consider weeds all bad as they are working the dirt by putting their roots through the earth and helping to break it up and keep it aerated for the gardener.
The layout of the book is somewhat encyclopedic with chapters on garden vegetables, herbs, weeds, fruit trees, nut trees, garden pests and garden types. In the chapter on vegetables she details what plants work well together as well as which to avoid and gardening techniques for each.
I found this book to be helpful and I'm using the information this year in planning my garden and will use it as a reference book in the future.
Read this book, follow its clear, practical advice and step back! You will be amazed at what your plants will do!
Here are just a few great tips I learned from my new favorite book:
* basil helps keep tomatoes healthy from disease while improving growth and flavor
* beets and kohlrabi grow well together because they take soil nourishment at different levels
* broccoli is hindered by tomatoes
Pick this book up and you'll see how many great tips you can find to ensure your crop this year is the best it can be.
I garden organically and have to deal with all the conditions that come against our good, organic intentions; sometimes we're left with just frustration. However, armed with the knowledge packed into this book, many of those frustrations have been eliminated.
For example: I love roses. Unfortunately, so do aphids. But, thanks to this book, I learned that aphids do NOT like garlic! Viola, now I can enjoy the beauty of my roses without a single aphid on them!
My neighbor owns this book, and I've borrowed it so heavily from him that I finally had to buy my own copy. I highly recommend all gardeners (whether organic or not) to get this book and tap into the wealth of information contained in it's pages!
With a very easy language, it tells you little secrets of "how to" of companion planting! And it's not only that, it even says details for a lot of species, and even detailed drawings.
It tells about herbs, vegetables, wild plants, nuts, ornamental trees, pest controls, etc.
I recommend!
E para os brasileiros com conhecimento em inglês,recomendo a boa e fácilleitura para crescer no vocabulário. Lógico que se torna imprescindível a utilização de um dicionário, até se acostumar com os nomes dos diversos vegetais, ervas, etc. E para os reais conhecedores das plantas, temos ainda os nomes científicos.
Lembrem-se, sobre livros comprados no exterior não incide qualquer imposto.