Carrots Love Tomatoes

Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening

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Pub Date 2 Jan 1998 | Archive Date 7 Jan 2025
Storey Publishing | Storey Publishing, LLC

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The Original Guide to Companion Planting.

For more than 50 years, Louise Riotte’s folksy wisdom helped generations of people grow flourishing vegetable gardens. Discover how you can use plants’ natural partnerships to produce bigger and better harvests and avoid combinations that may hinder growth. Growing plants with their preferred companions can help you:

Repel pests • Support pollination • Increase yield

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.

The Original Guide to Companion Planting.

For more than 50 years, Louise Riotte’s folksy wisdom helped generations of people grow flourishing vegetable gardens. Discover how you can use plants’...


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ISBN 9781580170277
PRICE US$16.99 (USD)
PAGES 224

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Great read for any gardener of any level! I learned quite a bit and have a better idea of how I want to do my own garden next year to make it thrive more.

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Carrots love Tomatoes felt like reading a grandmothers journal about gardening.

It is a lovely book jammed with information about every kind of green you can imagine.

I learned so incredibly much about the things I can grow, the things I already grow, and how to be successful while doing so.

The illustrations are beautiful, handmade with so much detail, and I was truly in awe the whole time.

A huge thanks to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for the lovely opportunity to read this book.
And thank you, Louise Riotte, for making this amazing piece.

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This book was very easy to look at, the formatting and graphics were great. I really enjoyed this book, and will be getting a hard copy!

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This book dives deep into the practice of companion planting in gardening. I know the basic of gardening and using host flowers for some vegetables (ex: nasturtiums planted next to squash can keep aphids and other pests at bay), but this book dives into companions for nearly every plant you can think of to add to your garden, and explains why it works. The way I would use this book is that of a reference guide, rather than a book to read cover to cover, although you certainly could if you wish!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy!

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I really appreciate this classic gardening book. It's straightforward and helpful, and a great resource to have to refer back to when planting so you can have success in your garden yield. It contains simple and cute black and white illustrations that make it a joy to flip through!

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