Companion Planting
To become a successful organic gardener you need to promote vigorous health in your gardens using various methods; companion planting, composting, mulching, proper watering and using only organic substances; to name a few.
This page will introduce you to companion planting using herbs, vegetables, flowers and even a tree; the willow.
You can help your plants by putting them with neighbors they grow well with. There are also plants that don’t do well together. These pages will help you to grow stronger healthier plants. Strong healthy plants also repel harmful conditions because disease and insects are often drawn to weak plants.
Some plants have substances in their leaves, flowers and roots that attract or repel insects. When you are determined to grow organic it is very important to attract beneficial insects to your garden. For instance, Tachinid flies can destroy squash bug larva. To attract the flies you could plant dill, parsley, fennel or buckwheat, sweet clover, goldenrod, wild carrot or amaranth. Other times repelling a certain insect will be the chosen means of attack. Tansy (fever few), nasturtiums or borage will repel squash bugs.
The following is a guide to help you experiment with what companion plants will work for your area and garden. Also, organic means of control aren’t always 100% effective. The results you are striving for will be a bountiful but healthy harvest, not complete eradication of certain pest.
John and Diane
Rocky Gardens CSA
9635 Ryella Lane
Davisburg, Michigan 48350
USA
(248) 634-2291
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