A Beginners Guide to Companion Planting
Enjoy a diversity and abundance of fresh garden produce
When fresh produce is grown in a commercial setting, they are often grown as monocultures, meaning that one specific type of fruit or vegetable is grown alone in straight rows while striving for a uniform and aesthetically perfect crop.
However, this approach can be distinctly unsatisfying in the home garden or on the allotment, where there is often limited space to grow a specifically designated “vegetable garden”.
So how do you grow a garden that supplies fresh produce throughout the year while being a calming and beautiful space that supports wildlife? Companion planting can help in achieving that goal.
What is Companion Planting?
Companion planting is the act of growing two or more plant species together for mutual benefit with the aim of reducing the occurrence of pests and diseases, increasing crop productivity, increasing successful pollination and more.
It builds on the concept of interplanting whereby different plants are mixed together during planting to avoid…