companion planting
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Companion Companion PlantsPlants
Diverse mix of plants makes healthy Diverse mix of plants makes healthy beautiful gardenbeautiful garden
Many believe certain plant Many believe certain plant combinations have extraordinary combinations have extraordinary (some even believe mysterious) (some even believe mysterious) powers for helping each other growpowers for helping each other grow
Scientific study confirms:Scientific study confirms:
some combinations have real benefits some combinations have real benefits unique to those combinationsunique to those combinations
Practical experience demonstrates Practical experience demonstrates how to pair certain plants for mutual how to pair certain plants for mutual benefitbenefit
How does companion planting How does companion planting work?work?
Companions help each other growCompanions help each other grow
Tall plants provide shade for sun-sensitive Tall plants provide shade for sun-sensitive shorter plantsshorter plants
Companions use garden space Companions use garden space efficientlyefficiently
Vining plants cover the ground, upright Vining plants cover the ground, upright plants grow up. Two plants in one patch.plants grow up. Two plants in one patch.
Companions prevent pest problemsCompanions prevent pest problems
Plants like onions repel some pestsPlants like onions repel some pests
Other plants can lure Other plants can lure
pests away from more pests away from more
desirable plantsdesirable plants
Companions attract beneficial insectsCompanions attract beneficial insects
Every successful garden needs plants that Every successful garden needs plants that attract the predators of pestsattract the predators of pests
Roses, garlic chivesRoses, garlic chives
Garlic said to repel rose pestsGarlic said to repel rose pests
Garlic chives just as repellentGarlic chives just as repellent
small purple or white flowers in small purple or white flowers in
late spring look great with late spring look great with
rose flowers and foliagerose flowers and foliage
Tomatoes, cabbageTomatoes, cabbage
Tomatoes repellent to diamondback moth Tomatoes repellent to diamondback moth larvae which chew large holes in cabbage larvae which chew large holes in cabbage leavesleaves
Cucumbers, nasturtiumsCucumbers, nasturtiums
nasturtium vining stems nasturtium vining stems
make great companion make great companion
among cucumbers, squashamong cucumbers, squash
Reputed to repel cucumber Reputed to repel cucumber
beetles, but better as beetles, but better as
habitat for predatory habitat for predatory
insects, such as spiders insects, such as spiders
and ground beetlesand ground beetles
Peppers, pigweed or Peppers, pigweed or ragweedragweed
Leafminers preferred the weeds Leafminers preferred the weeds
to pepper plants to pepper plants
in studyin study
Remove flowers Remove flowers
before they set seedbefore they set seed
Cabbage, dillCabbage, dill
Dill attracts the tiny beneficial wasps that Dill attracts the tiny beneficial wasps that control imported cabbageworms and other control imported cabbageworms and other cabbage pestscabbage pests
Corn and beansCorn and beans
Beans attract beneficial insects that prey on Beans attract beneficial insects that prey on corn pests such as leafhoppers, fall corn pests such as leafhoppers, fall armyworms and leaf beetlesarmyworms and leaf beetles
Beans climb up corn stalksBeans climb up corn stalks
Lettuce, tall flowersLettuce, tall flowers
Nicotiana (flowering tobacco), cleome Nicotiana (flowering tobacco), cleome (spider flower) give lettuce light shade(spider flower) give lettuce light shade
Radishes and spinachRadishes and spinach
Radishes attract leafminers away from Radishes attract leafminers away from spinachspinach
The damage the leafminers do to radish The damage the leafminers do to radish leaves doesn't prevent radishes from leaves doesn't prevent radishes from growing wellgrowing well
Potatoes, sweet alyssumPotatoes, sweet alyssum
sweet alyssum - tiny flowers that attract sweet alyssum - tiny flowers that attract predatory waspspredatory wasps
Plant sweet alyssum alongside Plant sweet alyssum alongside
bushy crops like potatoes, or bushy crops like potatoes, or
let it spread to form living ground let it spread to form living ground
cover under arching plants cover under arching plants
like broccolilike broccoli
Cauliflower, dwarf zinniasCauliflower, dwarf zinnias
Nectar from dwarf zinnias lures ladybugs Nectar from dwarf zinnias lures ladybugs and other predators that help protect and other predators that help protect cauliflowercauliflower
Collards, catnipCollards, catnip
Studies have found that planting catnip Studies have found that planting catnip alongside collards reduces flea-beetle alongside collards reduces flea-beetle damage on collards damage on collards