Companion Planting Shortcut

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2014 Planting Guide                     Top Crops with Companions

Find Out More   Beans and Corn   Heirloom Seeds Heirloom GREENS Heirloom FRUITS Heirloom Peppers TOMATOES! Specialty Heirlooms Organic Wildflowers Heirloom HERBS SUPPLIES  2014 Planting Guide Mary's Tincture Shop Mary's Herbal Organix We'd like to hear from YOU!  What region / state   are you in and what   grows best for you? FAVORITES!   Listada de Gandia Eggplant Riesentraube Tomato Purple Opal Basil Mary's Top 10 with Companions  We hope you had a wonderful weekend!  At the Yellow Green Farmer's Market this weekend we talked a lot about Companion Planting for natural and organic Pest Control. Even with Companion Planting, I still use plenty of Diatomaceous Earth!!!       Not sure about "companions," Check out Back to the Basics. Companion planting is based around the idea that certain plants can benefit others when planted next to, or close to one another. Companion planting exists to benefit certain plants by giving them pest control, naturally without the need to use chemicals, and in some cases they can give a higher crop yield Check out Mary's Top 10 Crops with Companion varieties! Tomatoes Asparagus, basil, bean, Borage, cucumber, lettuce, marigold, nasturtium, onion, peas, peppers Peppers Cucumbers, eggplant, Tomato, Swiss chard and squash. Herbs to plant near them include: basil, Borage, oregano and rosemary. Squash Beans, corn, cucumbers, icicle radishes, melon, onions, pumpkin, Borage, Dill, Marigolds, Nasturtium, Oregano Beans Beets, brassicas,Carrots, celery, chards, corn, Cucumber, eggplant, peas and radish 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, peas, potato, pumpkin, 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 HELPFUL LINKS: MAY Seed Planting Guide for the US by Region Grow Your Own "Medicine" Using Diatomaceous Earth

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