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Sunday, April 18, 2021

Companion Planting Part 1: Plants Need Friends Too

 


Companion planting is a great way to enhance your garden in many ways. This method of planting allows you to increase harvest size, maximize area space, and enhance strength of crops. Companion planting is also helpful for repelling insects, and adding nutrients that are supportive of plant growth. This method of planting is beneficial in all aspects, and this article will discuss companion plants alphabetically from A - G.

Alfalfa grows well with dandelions.

Apricots are suppressed by potatoes and tomatoes.

Asparagus is aided directly by tomatoes, and tomatoes are affected positively by asparagus as well. Asparagus also does well when planted with parsley.

All Beans grow well with potatoes. Bush, green, dwarf, snap, string, wax, and butter beans grow well with cucumbers, cabbage, and strawberries. These beans do not benefit fennel, and their dislike is mutual. Pole beans will enhance your radishes, but beets, and onions do not fair so well.

Beets really like dwarf beans, onions, and kohlrabi, and these purple vegetables will also help lettuce and cabbage.

Cabbage includes cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, and kohlrabi. Beets are a good match for cabbage, but strawberries are not.

Carrots grow nicely in the presence of peas, leaf lettuce, red radishes, and chives. Planting leeks with carrots will help repel the carrot fly.

Celeriac is benefited by leeks.

Celery enjoys the company of leeks, bush beans, and tomatoes.

Corn grows well with early potatoes. Many plants appreciate the shade of a corn field such as beans, squash, melons, and cucumbers.

Cucumbers are aided by the cucumber beetle repelling power of a few radish seeds. Lettuce, bush, beans, and radishes are also good plants to grow with cucumbers.

Eggplant should be planted with green bean plants to prevent the Colorado potato beetle from attacking the plants

Fennel has a harmful effect on bush beans, kohlrabi, and tomatoes Fennel is harmed by wormwood plants that grow in the same area.

Fruit trees are aided by legumes and mustard; other plants that fruit trees enjoy are garlic, chives, and nasturtiums.

Garlic and roses grow well together, but garlic inhibits the growth of peas and beans.

Grapevine can be enhanced if it is supported by a mulberry tree or an elm tree.

Guava trees are helpful to citrus trees.

There are many different plants that can be grouped with each other in order to enhance the growth and production of each other. Companion planting is a good way to help your garden grow; try companion planting today!

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