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Oh…BEE-have! A Guide to Bee-Friendly Gardening
Download the PDF to the handout for my “Oh…Beehave” class on bee-friendly gardening!
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Jun 24
Interplanting (Companion Planting) for Pest Control and Healthier Gardens
Companion planting (aka interplanting) is an ancient farming method of using plants to enhance and support each other. For example, about 2,000 years ago the Roman agriculturalist, Varro, declared “Large walnut trees close by, make the border of the farm sterile.”
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