2014 Planting Guide: Top 10 Crops with Companions

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2014 Planting Guide      Part 3     10 Crops with Companions Find Out More  Seeds of the Month  Beans and Corn   Heirloom Seeds Heirloom GREENS Heirloom Peppers TOMATOES! Specialty Heirlooms Organic Wildflowers Heirloom HERBS Ballistic Seed Balls SUPPLIES Garden Tips We'd like to hear from YOU!  What region / state   are you in and what   grows best for you? FAVORITES!   Royalty Purple Beans Genovese Basil Giant Zinnia Mary's Top 10 with Companions  So far we've shared Part 1: Top 10 Crops by Region and Part 2: Planning and Seed-Starting You might also be interested in January Seed Starting for Southern California Southern Louisiana South Florida ... I'm working on more!       Check out Mary's Top 10 Crops with Companion varieties! Not sure about "companions," Check out Back to the Basics. Basically, it's the practice of growing specific plants together to deter pests and/or enhance the flavor of the plant. Tomatoes Asparagus, basil, bean,  cucumber, garlic, head lettuce, marigold, nasturtium, onion, peas, peppers Peppers Cucumbers, eggplant, tomato, Swiss chard and squash. Herbs to plant near them include: basil, oregano and rosemary. Squash Beans, corn, cucumbers, icicle radishes, melon, onions, pumpkin, Borage, Dill, Marigolds, Nasturtium, Oregano Beans Carrots, celery, chards, corn, eggplant, peas, brassicas, beets, radish, strawberry and cucumbers Cucumber Beans, Corn, peas, beets, radishes, carrots, Dill and Nasturtiums Eggplant Beans, peas, peppers, spinach, tarragon, thyme and marigold Radish Radish, beet, bush beans, pole beans, carrots, cucumber, lettuce, melons, nasturtium, parsnip, peas, spinach and members of the squash family. Swiss Chard Bean, cabbage family, tomato, onion and roses   Corn Beans, cucumber, melons, morning glory, parsley, peanuts, peas, potato, pumpkin, soybeans, squash and sunflower Onion Planting chamomile  with onions improves their flavor. Other companions are  carrot, leek, beets, strawberries, brassicas, dill, lettuce and tomatoes. Intercropping onions and leeks with your carrots confuses the carrot and onion flies

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