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  2. Three Sisters (agriculture) - Wikipedia

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    [4] [3] The cornstalk serves as a trellis for the beans to climb, the beans fix nitrogen in the soil, and their twining vines stabilize the maize in high winds, and the wide leaves of the squash plant shade the ground, keeping the soil moist and helping prevent the establishment of weeds. [6] [7] The prickly hairs of some squash varieties deter ...

  3. Weed control - Wikipedia

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    A 5–10 centimetres (2.0–3.9 in) layer of wood chip mulch prevents some weeds from sprouting. Gravel can serve as an inorganic mulch. Irrigation is sometimes used as a weed control measure such as in the case of paddy fields to kill any plant other than the water-tolerant rice crop.

  4. Organic farming - Wikipedia

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    Flame weeding and thermal weeding - Using heat to kill weeds. Mulching - Blocking weed emergence with organic materials, plastic films, or landscape fabric. [61] Some naturally sourced chemicals are allowed for herbicidal use. These include certain formulations of acetic acid (concentrated vinegar), corn gluten meal, and essential oils.

  5. What to know about growing summer squash: Gardening column

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    Tips, tricks on growing summer squash in your garden. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

  6. Hydroponics - Wikipedia

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    Indeed, plants growing in a typical traditional gravel filter bed, with water circulated using electric powerhead pumps, are in effect being grown using gravel hydroponics, also termed "nutriculture". Gravel is inexpensive, easy to keep clean, drains well and will not become waterlogged.

  7. List of food plants native to the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Persimmon and Texas Persimmon; Rosehips, or fruit of various wild Rosa species. Sand Cherry; Fruit of select species of Aralia, also usually known as Spikenards, such as Racemosa. Not all species have safely edible fruit. fruits of the Gaultheria plants. Procumbens fruit is known as Teaberry, whereas Shallon is known as Salal and ...

  8. List of invasive species in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Numerous non-native plants have been introduced to Texas in the United States and many of them have become invasive species. The following is a list of some non-native invasive plant species established in Texas. [1] [2] [3] [4]

  9. Cucurbita pepo - Wikipedia

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    Cucurbita pepo is a cultivated plant of the genus Cucurbita. It yields varieties of winter squash and pumpkin, but the most widespread varieties belong to the subspecies Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo, called summer squash. [3] It has been domesticated in the Americas for thousands of years. [4]