Companion Planting 05.11

Companion Planting...

Received a comment from a long time friend Anna. Her and her husband used to be our old neighbors until they decided to move to New River. Glad to hear that they are doing well and have a few raised gardens themselves. I am tellin ya, Raised Gardening is the way to go!

They are growing potatoes, tomatoes, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, grapes, peas, lettuces, radish, carrots and several kinds of flowers and herbs.

One of her comments was in reference to Companion Planting. I found a online compatibility chart and it just so happens that one of the compatible plants that is on the list for tomatoes are that of the Nasturtium. Talk about luck! I didn’t know that when I had purchased it to plant in the tomato garden that it was compatible... I figured, that since the Nasturtium is a plant in which you could eat (on the back of the seed packet it states that "they are a Tasty, Peppery Addition to Salads and Vegetables") what a perfect addition to the garden... flowers that are edible.

Some of the other plants that are compatible are the Onion Family, Marigolds, Asparagus, Carrots, Parsley, Cucumbers and of course the Nasturtiums.

Companion planting is where you plant one or more of the same plant species in close proximity of one another. They can then take advantage of each other’s cultural benefits... pest control, pollination, higher yield etc. Take a look at the compatibility chart. Very interesting... I am definitely keeping this in my list of bookmarks. =)

Thanks Anna for the post!