Companion Garden Tips and Format

ROW
1. a fence row of climpbing nasturtium
2. strawberries alternating with bush beans
3. black eyed peas alternating with lemon balm
4. horseradish alternating with potatoes
5. cabbage alternating with marigolds
6. kohlrabi alternating with tarragon
7. beets alternating with shallots
8. onion alternating with carrots
9. squash alternating with radish
10. corn alternating with pumpkin
11. whole row of okra (Karen should be happy)
12. Eggplant alternating with catnip
13. Radish/Lettuce on half of this row, Radish/Spinach on other half
14. Tomatoes alternating with garlic
15. Summer Savory with Pole Beans in center of row (savory, polebeans, savory)

Okay, now picture a rectangle. The first side of the rectangle is your short end starting with the strawberries/bush beans(ROW 1).

So the long side of the rectangle to your left should be:Petunia, lima bean, petunia SPACE Dill, Pea, Dill SPACE Tansy, Cukes, Tansy

The long side of the rectangle to your right should be:Hyssop, Grapes, Hyssop, WALK WAY Tansy, Raspeberries, Tansy

You can alter this in anyway, just be sure your following a companion guide to insure good yields and not a welcome sign for disease or pests. For instance, I'm not planting any black eyed peas, so I may add another row of potatoes and lamb's quarters.taken from the book: Carrots love Tomatoes

TIPS:
*never plant potatoes near raspberries. They become more prone to blight.
* caster beans repel moles
*peas never plant blackberries near raspberries
* Honey bees LOVE Dill
*Rhubarb does well with Columbines
*Keeps carrots away from Dill
*Dry cayenne pepper on eggplant leaves prevent wilt
*Plant okra facing north, and eggplant facing south
*As much as you love Sweet Annie (Wormwood/Artesmia) keep it far away from veggies. It will kill it off. Put it in a flower garden instead.

GOOD LUCK!

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