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. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Companion planting. Vegetable gardening. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Town of Hanover Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Etna Library | 635 WAL | 31257000286780 | Adult collection | Available | - |
Howe Library | 635 WAL | 31254003693732 | Garden Room - Main floor | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
Plant Partners : Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden
Publishers Weekly
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Horticulturist Walliser (Gardener's Guide to Compact Plants) takes a well-supported and helpful look at the practice of plant partnering, or placing certain plants in proximity with others to benefit both. She begins with the up-to-date science explaining why this long-standing gardening practice works: plants influence each other "through the chemical signals they produce, the underground network of fungi in and around their roots, and the toxic compounds some of them exude," and in other ways as well. Walliser proceeds to explore how common garden woes--regarding soil condition, weed control, pest and disease management, and so on--can be addressed with the right pairings. For example, medium red clover works well with winter squash because, as a vigorous grower that tolerates cold and also suppresses weeds, it "outgrows weeds in winter squash patches while still allowing the vines to ramble over it." Meanwhile, the legume hairy vetch can, after being cut down, provide a "thick mat" of residue that protects tomato plants from the fungal pathogens to which they're vulnerable. Walliser's lively guide will aid many a horticulturally minded reader. (Dec.)