If you want to know whether it is kosher to plant onions between cabbage plants, this is the place to look.

-- Oklahoma Today

First published in 1975, this classic companion planting guide has taught a generation of gardeners how to use plants' natural partnerships to produce bigger and better harvests.

Over 500,000 in Print!

More Praise for Carrots Love Tomatoes:

..."informative, illustrated, and pracitcal guide."

-- Baltimore Evening Sun

..."contains hundreds of interesting facts which are entertaining and at the same time educational."

-- Cleveland Press

Let Louise Riotte Introduce You to Hundreds of Flowers and All Their Friends (and Enemies, Too!)

Companion planting is simply planning your garden to take advantage of the antural friendships between plants. In Roses Love Garlic you'll discover how flowers help or hinder nearby vegetables and other flowers.

Whether it's fishing by moonlight, planting iris and weeping willows, catching crawfish, or supervising an unruly crowd of ducks, Louise Riotte knows how to get the most fun out of a family pond. She shares her experiences in this entertaining book, presented with her trademark mix of facts, anecdotes, lore, and lively humor. Catfish Ponds & Lily Pads includes how the Riotte family built a pond; tips on fish farming with catfish, bass, or trout; creating a backyard pool for frogs and water lilies; waterside plants - beneficial and harmful; and recipes, stories, and fascinating asides.

When we learn the laws of nature -- what to do and when to do it -- we have the proper tools for strengthening both ourselves and our stock and curing or preventing many ills. -- Louise Riotte

Louise Riotte has taught thousands of gardeners how to plant and harvest in harmony with the astrological calendar. Now she offers her expertise to help improve the health and well-being of your domestic and farm animals.

In her endearing, conversational style, Riotte provides practical animal-care advice as she explains the astrological calendar sign by sign.

Learn how to use seasonal changes to increase the milk production of your goats or cows, improve your hens' laying, judge when to shear a sheep, , and properly time your animals' breeding. Her guide to the the rapeutic properties of herbs will help you keep your animals healthy throughout their lives.

Raising Animals by the Moon is a delightful blend of whimsy and hard-working, practical knowledge that can come only from Louise Riotte.