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    I’ll plant cherry tomatoes near my roses, where they’ll exude the chemical solanine into the soil to protect the shrubs from the fungus that causes black spot, an often-deadly rose disease.

  3. Foliar feeding - Wikipedia

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    Foliar application has been shown to avoid the problem of leaching-out in soils and prompts a quick reaction in the plant. Foliar application of phosphorus, zinc and iron brings the greatest benefit in comparison with addition to soil where phosphorus becomes fixed in a form inaccessible to the plant [5] and where zinc and iron are less available.

  4. Upside-down gardening - Wikipedia

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    Upside-down gardening is a kitchen garden technique where the vegetable garden uses suspended soil and seedlings to stop pests and blight, [1] and eliminate the typical gardening tasks of tilling, weeding, and staking plants. [2] The vegetable growing yield is only marginally affected. Kathi (Lael) Morris was the first known to grow tomatoes ...

  5. Decomposition - Wikipedia

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    A punnet of rotten peaches. The decomposition of food, either plant or animal, called spoilage in this context, is an important field of study within food science. Food decomposition can be slowed down by conservation. The spoilage of meat occurs, if the meat is untreated, in a matter of hours or days and results in the meat becoming ...

  6. Horticulture - Wikipedia

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    Horticulture is the art and science of growing ornamental plants, fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees and shrubs. Horticulture is commonly associated with the more professional and technical aspects of plant cultivation on a smaller and more controlled scale than agronomy .

  7. Bacterial soft rot - Wikipedia

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    It is a destructive disease of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals found worldwide, and affects genera from nearly all the plant families. The bacteria mainly attack the fleshy storage organs of their hosts ( tubers , corms , bulbs , and rhizomes ), but they also affect succulent buds, stems, and petiole tissues.

  8. Hydroponics - Wikipedia

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    organic fertilizers are often sourced from animal byproducts, making disease transmission a serious concern for plants grown for human consumption or animal forage. organic fertilizers are often particulate and can clog substrates or other growing equipment. Sieving or milling the organic materials to fine dusts is often necessary.

  9. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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    Growing tomatoes with Basil does not appear to enhance tomato flavour but studies have shown that growing them around 10 inches apart can increase the yield of tomatoes by about 20%. [75] One study shows that growing chili peppers near tomatoes in greenhouses increases tomato whitefly on the tomatoes. [57]