| Descript |
205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Nonfiction. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-199) and index. |
| Contents |
The Power of Plant Partnerships: How Does Modern Companion Planting Work? -- Soil Preparation & Conditioning: From Cover Crops to Living Rototillers -- Weed Management: Using Living Mulches and Allelopathy to Combat Weeds -- Support & Structure: Plants That Act as Living Trellises -- Pest Management: Luring, Trapping, Tricking, and Deterring Pest Insects -- Disease Management: Suppressing Disease Through Plant Partnerships and Interplanting -- Biological Control: Plant Partners That Attract and Support Pest-Eating Beneficial Insects -- Pollination: Bringing More Pollinators to the Garden through the Perfect Plant/Pollinator Matches. |
| Summary |
"Plant Partners delivers a research-based rationale for companion planting, offering gardeners dozens of ways they can use scientifically tested plant partnerships to benefit the garden as a whole"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Companion planting.
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Vegetable gardening.
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9781635861334 softcover |
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1635861330 softcover |
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