The Suburban Farmer: Companion vegetable planting
By this time of the year, depending on where you live, you should already have your backyard garden well-established. You may even have some strawberries harvested already, as I do. But it's just never too late to learn about successful and efficient garden-planning techniques. One of the best things you can do in the name of planting efficiency is use companion planting to naturally aid your vegetables.Companion planting involves the use of plants that work well together. The purpose can range from soil allocation and usage to pest deterrents to weed control. But did you know that plants can also have natural enemies as well? For example, tomatoes do well with mostly any plant as a companion, yet their deep root system tends to crowd plants such as potatoes which grow underground.
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5-20-2008 @ 6:18PM
Joe said...
This past Christmas, I received "Carrots Love Tomatoes", by Louise Riotte.
Very handy guide to companion planting; discussing what plants work well together, and which plants can negatively affect each other.
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