Companion Planting - Look How They Get Along
by John Yazo
Companion planting is a way of gardening. It is also a part of gardening that is needed if you are going organic with your gardening practices. With this method of gardening you are creating an environment that works with nature. It is a system of growing two or more plants in the close area of each other to deter insects that are pests, attract beneficial insects, attract wildlife like birds and toads to help control insects, to help prevent plant or soil bore disease,add nutrients to the soil to benefit it's companion or they are planted to improve the growth or flavor of different crops.
There are hundreds of plant combinations and it takes some trial an error to make it work. There are plants that will benefit one but not the other when planted next to each other and others that will benefit each other.
Planting a combination of plants together like corn, squash and beans is a perfect example of companion planting. The corn acts as a support for the beans as the beans supply nitrogen to the soil for the corn to feed and the beans also serve as a ground cover to suppress weeds while keeping the ground shaded and becomes a living mulch.
The method of companion planting is an ideal way of gardening when you are limited for space. Raised bed or container gardening are two ideal types of gardening that the companion planting method will be a benefitto your crops.
Companion planting is a fun and interesting method of planting that has been around for hundreds of ages.
Experiment
yourself and see what combinations work for you.
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