Plant partners : science-based companion planting strategies for the vegetable garden / Jessica Walliser.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635861334 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 1635861330 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: 205 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2020.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-199) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | Companion planting. Vegetable gardening. |
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Plant Partners : Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden
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Table of Contents
Plant Partners : Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Foreword | p. ix | |
Introduction | p. 1 | |
Chapter 1 | The Power of Plant Partnerships | p. 5 |
How Does Modern Companion Planting Work? | ||
Chapter 2 | Soil Preparation & Conditioning | p. 27 |
From Cover Crops to Living Rototillers | ||
Chapter 3 | Weed Management | p. 49 |
Using Living Mulches and Allelopathy to Combat Weeds | ||
Chapter 4 | Support & Structure | p. 67 |
Plants That Act as Living Trellises | ||
Chapter 5 | Pest Management | p. 93 |
Luring, Trapping, Tricking, and Deterring Pest Insects | ||
Chapter 6 | Disease Management | p. 129 |
Suppressing Disease through Plant Partnerships and Interplanting | ||
Chapter 7 | Biological Control | p. 145 |
Plant Partners That Attract and Support Pest-Eating Beneficial Insects | ||
Chapter 8 | Pollination | p. 167 |
Bringing More Pollinators to the Garden through the Perfect, Plant/Pollinator Matches | ||
Epilogue: The Companion Planting Journey | p. 185 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 186 | |
Resources | p. 187 | |
Glossary | p. 188 | |
Bibliography | p. 190 | |
Index | p. 200 |