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Grow herbs and vegetables in the garden with this herb companion planting guide. Learn which herbs to plant together for a maximum yield. The Homesteader’s Herbal Companion (Lyons Press, 2018 ...
Companion planting is a time-tested gardening technique that involves growing different plants together to enhance growth, ...
Not all veggies make great neighbors. Get the scoop on companion planting and the veggies that should and shouldn't be planted together.
Historically, North American and European gardeners have based many of their attempts with companion planting on widely published charts, which were mostly derived from funky chemistry experiments ...
Companion planting, or intercropping, is a natural way to grow healthier, happier vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Here's how to get started. Photo: Getty Images/Kathrin Ziegler ...
Cheery marigolds are a powerful companion in the vegetable garden. They secrete a substance through their roots that helps control nematodes, a microscopic soil pest. Companion plants are the ...
A successful vegetable garden should not only contain vegetables. It should be a diverse planting scheme, or polyculture, that also includes herbs and a range of flowers. In an organic garden ...
Companion planting is a technique of growing certain plants near each other for mutual benefit. Companionship is determined by how each plant grows, or what insects or pollinators they deter ...
New Orleans gardeners can harvest something from their vegetable and herb gardens 365 days of the year. But planting at the right time can be the difference between success and failure.