Companion Planting: An Ideal Match
Do you wish that your garden plants would thrive? Do you want to reduce garden pests naturally? Companion planting may be your answer. Companion planting is the practice of pairing or grouping plants that help each other grow, producing higher yields, or that help one or the other with pest control, naturally.Also, as the excerpt "Companion Plants Made Easy" (excerpted from Companion Planting, Rodale) points out, companion planting also leads to botanical diversity in the garden, similar to that of a forest or prairie ecosystem. In any case, these plants are mutually beneficial, a match made in garden heaven.Some Natural Companions: Not an Exhaustive List
Tomatoes and basilCorn, pole beans, and squash--the Three Sisters: a classic match
Rosemary and broccoli
Beans and broccoli
Calendula and nearly any herb or vegetable (as a trap crop to lure insects)
Peas and carrots
Cucumbers and beans or radishes
Lettuce and strawberries or radishes
Onions and carrots
Parsley and asparagus
Garlic and roses
Thyme and eggplant
Carrots and tomatoes--as suggested by Louise Riotte's Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening, Storey
Peppers and tomatoes or onions
Nasturtium and squash
Rue and roses or raspberries
Do you have any tried and true companion plant combinations? Please feel free to share in the comments section.
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| By Fungus Guy (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Corn, beans, and squash--the Three Sisters and the ultimate in companion planting |
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