Louise Riotte (1909–1998)
Author of Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening
About the Author
Louise Riotte (1909-1998) was one of America's most beloved gardeners. Riotte wrote 12 books in her lifetime, She lived on a small farm in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Works by Louise Riotte
Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening (1975) 1,188 copies, 10 reviews
Astrological Gardening: The Ancient Wisdom of Successful Planting & Harvesting by the Stars (1994) 49 copies
Planetary Planting: A Guide to Organic Gardening by the Signs of the Zodiac and the Phases of the Moon (1976) 32 copies
Raising Animals by the Moon: Practical Advice on Breeding, Birthing, Weaning, and Raising Animals in Harmony with Nature (1999) 14 copies
Associated Works
Gnostica: a Practical Guide to the Magick Within You, Vol. 5#3, Whole Number 39 (1976) — Contributor — 2 copies
Gnostica: a Practical Guide to the Magick Within You, Vol. 5 #2, Whole Number 38 (1976) — Contributor — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Riotte, Louise Therese
- Other names
- Helbach, Louise Therese (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1909-09-25
- Date of death
- 1998-09-10
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- horticulturist
astrologer
writer - Short biography
- Louise Riotte wrote 12 books on gardening, companion planting, and garden lore, among them the ever-popular Carrots Love Tomatoes, which has sold more than 515,000 copies. Her father taught her to believe in and practice astrology, while her mother was a practicing herbalist. All her books feature her own line drawings.
Before becoming a book author, Riotte was a ghost writer for Simon & Schuster and for Jerry Baker's national radio call-in show, "On the Garden Line," and she wrote a number of articles for Organic Gardening. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Hawesville, Kentucky, USA
- Place of death
- Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
- Burial location
- Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Oklahoma, USA
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I'm accumulating quite a number of gardening books and if I'm not careful, someone is going to start thinking I know what I'm doing when I'm outside digging in the dirt.
When MT and I started building our garden/back yard (there's no grass - just plants everywhere) we started from scratch and chemical free. One of the first things I learned was to plant basil and marigolds with your tomatoes to control nematodes and aphids. I don't know about the nematodes, but do you know, our tomatoes show more never have aphids. My strawberries, planted in another section of the garden were covered in them this year, but not the tomatoes.
So I'm all about learning more about companion planting. Carrots Love Tomatoes is a pretty good reference for just that. The author provides a comprehensive list of plants divided into sections (vegetables, herbs, wild plants, fruit trees, etc.) and lists plants that will not only make beneficial companions but also plants to avoid pairing together if you want to avoid the botanical equivalent of the Capulets and the Montagues.
The back of the book includes suggested garden plans that take full advantage of companion planting and there are plans for all size gardens, including window boxes, balconies and children's gardens. I especially liked that he had a suggested garden layout for those that have to take physiological restrictions into account. He even includes a plan for a "spirit garden" which is not a garden to attract paranormal visitors, but rather a garden of plants used to make the spirits that haunt your bar drinks.
A source list at the back will be handy for those that live in the USA. show less
When MT and I started building our garden/back yard (there's no grass - just plants everywhere) we started from scratch and chemical free. One of the first things I learned was to plant basil and marigolds with your tomatoes to control nematodes and aphids. I don't know about the nematodes, but do you know, our tomatoes show more never have aphids. My strawberries, planted in another section of the garden were covered in them this year, but not the tomatoes.
So I'm all about learning more about companion planting. Carrots Love Tomatoes is a pretty good reference for just that. The author provides a comprehensive list of plants divided into sections (vegetables, herbs, wild plants, fruit trees, etc.) and lists plants that will not only make beneficial companions but also plants to avoid pairing together if you want to avoid the botanical equivalent of the Capulets and the Montagues.
The back of the book includes suggested garden plans that take full advantage of companion planting and there are plans for all size gardens, including window boxes, balconies and children's gardens. I especially liked that he had a suggested garden layout for those that have to take physiological restrictions into account. He even includes a plan for a "spirit garden" which is not a garden to attract paranormal visitors, but rather a garden of plants used to make the spirits that haunt your bar drinks.
A source list at the back will be handy for those that live in the USA. show less
Great reference. This works sort of like a dictionary. There are entries for various plants with short blurbs about what or what not to plant together. Riotte also covers a variety of topics like pests and planning. Definitely worth the read and the space on your shelf if you are hoping to make the most of your vegetable garden.
Great reference. This works sort of like a dictionary. There are entries for various plants with short blurbs about what or what not to plant together. Riotte also covers a variety of topics like pests and planning. Definitely worth the read and the space on your shelf if you are hoping to make the most of your flower garden.
Loved it. Opened the book and before I knew it my pen was in hand marking it up, lots to remember. It does become repetitive in places with items being reused in their companion entries but it is tolerable. It is a fast read and I look forward to the rereading of it to finalize the layout for this springs plantings.
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