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I interplanted some basil and onion with my maters and peppers and so far a lot less horn worms and aphids, also the basil is growing something insane! I've never had such big basil leaves!
Jeff....I believe that plants need compassion and I look to nature for guidance how. Plants know what they are doing:) Like trimming your plants to death to produce higher yields....I don't necessarily agree! Let the plants do their thing. How about companion planting in pots? I foud there's not enough airflow often. Also....I am SOOOOO jealous of your strawberry pot!:p Great video...as always.
Thanks Michaela! You're so right about pots. I like to experiment and I'm fortunate to have enough space and extras that if it doesn't work, no big deal. But for sure if you have limited resources, you have to be smart about the pairings. Cheers! :-)
Pea plant i fail two times stem is long and growth well but didn't bear flower and fruit , your garden is beautiful and growing many kind of veggies good job , sir .
Thank you so much for this. I agree - there aren't that many "do not plant together", so that's really easy to remember. I think it's good to kind of have just a couple simple companions to start with if you're a new gardener and see how it goes. Then you can add something new the next year. Great job! Colleen and Jason
One of the most informative and educational channels on youtube...as far as I have seen. Thank you so much for all your hard work making these presentations. Your creativity with your filming is marvelous along with your editing. Excellent. Thanks for your help. Jesus bless.
A great video! I don't companion plant as a rule, but I have tried some last season. I don't know if it is different in different regions here in the U.S. But, I do know that Nasturtiums didn't save our winter and summer squash from squash bugs or vine bores. At least not here in zone 4a. But, Garlic seemed to keep the Beetles off my wife's roses when I planted them next to the bushes. I don't consider myself science minded, just old school. I do experiment from time to time. I own and have read some pretty convincing garden books. I have a nice library of about a dozen or so. We have been gardening since 1974 and it is hard to change old habits lol! But we do try to learn new things to add to the old tool bag. Because you never know! Enjoyed, take care!
Thanks Michael! I find that with the Nasturtiums, they are really only good for small, soft bodies pests... At least when I've tried them.... Your mileage may vary...
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I just found you recently and happily subscribed. Thank you for the chart, I am continuously running in and out to look at my phone to see what works together. On the carrot chart, you list chives as something to avoid, and as friends. Could you be so kind to clarify? I have carrots and chive growing together and they seem to be getting along fine.
A few years ago I experimented with planting strawberries between my rows of asparagus. I have a 4X4 raised bed of asparagus in 3 rows. In between the 3 rows I planted the strawberries. At about the same time the asparagus is tall enough that I won't harvest anymore the strawberries begin to flower and produce berries. Yes I have to "tame" the strawberries throughout the season by removing the runners but other than that they work well together!
Great video tips! Very reassuring to see the chart. I often wonder though when they say to avoid something, whether they mean in the same bed area or even if they mean in a pot or container, next to said plant in the bed? I saw a video from Jacques in the Garden where they had planted asparagus, mulched it with straw and then put a layer of mushroom spawn and then added another layer of straw. Apparently, not only does it protect the asparagus from weeds but the mycelium is a good feed for when it turns into compost after, plus you are growing the mushrooms around the crowns. I just bought some mushroom spawn and i am going to order some straw. I was going to grow it indoors but this looks like a good idea to dual use the space.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Ah phew. Thanks for the reply. I thought that might be the case but it is worth confirming. I haven't picked all of the strawberries that are ripe yet and we have had some already but i was able to make a jar of strawberry jam tonight! From one remaining crown last year to propergating two planter pots. Most strawberries i think we have ever got! We had to bring in our courgettes and bitter gourd in tonight as we have an unusual low of 5c tonight here in London for this time of year. Butter nut squash is also nearly ready to go out. Just waiting for the weather to settle a bit atm. I initially put the courgettes in containers as i ran out of space in the bedding area but it has saved us from some bad weather. Not sure it will when the squash goes out and gets bigger but it will be closer to summer here soon.
Hi, what would help me greatly is to know the size of the roots, time frame with the size of plants from seeding to mature, plants needs in nutrients and how much of those, how much to water during growing season. Maybe you already have done charts with those informations and I didn't realize in which videos, so if you could point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it. I like the way you explain, and you made me realize many newbie mistakes, that explain why my garden has small plants... if they are still alive. Hope to save some, with the corrections made after watching your videos. Thank you in advance for getting back to me. Have a great day !
Its a great idea Christiane...I try to do timelines and spacing and care for each plant in each video.....but an all-encompassing video of all the common veggie crops would be amazing. Huge undertaking...maybe a winter video? But great idea nonetheless!! :-)
Hi :) Regarding the plants to avoid planting together, how far should they be from each other. I mean, when we don't have beds or containers but groin in ground. Would 30" be enough distance between plants that are not companions? Like, how far should I plant brassicas from tomatoes and strawberries? Thanks for another great video!!!
I'm trying an experiment. I started some heading type lettuce. Bibb, buttercrunch and a crisphead. I am planning to plant the seedlings under single stem indeterminate tomatoes to see if they can survive or thrive. I'd like to have good lettuce during the heat of the summer and am hoping the shade of the tomatoes will help the lettuce. I use self wicking fabric pots and 5 gal buckets. I'd like to hear your thoughts about this. Thanks Jeff!
My brussel sprouts were attacked by aphids. I did the water blast on them, but they still stunted their growth. any companions that could help next year? Great video as usual.
Brian Lowell from Next Level Gardening just released a book he wrote on companion planting. It's AMAZING what companion planting can do! :) If you get a chance, you should really check it out. You may know most of it already, but I know I learned some new things from it. :) I have 10 raised beds that are 4ft by 8ft by 18inches tall. I make sure to plant at LEAST 2 marigolds in EVERY bed!! :D Since learning about other combinations, I'm adding Alyssum, Basil, Cornflowers, Cosmos, Dill and several others into some of my beds this year. :) I'm even rethinking where I'm going to plant my lettuce and spinach to see if I can get them in a bit earlier this fall. I'm SUPER excited to see the results at harvest time. ;) Great video!
I like how you’ve treated companion planting as a practical matter, is a matter of logistics, and overall benefit ….without a lot of the cultish, “woo factor” that this topic often brings to the table.
I grow tobacco, and I find that it really protects my cabbage family crops from those dreaded moths. I put a small line of bunching onion in with them, and the tobacco in the back center between them, they moths stay away. That said, I HIGHLY recommend a nitrogen bearing shallow root plant around tobacco, even clover if you can keep it from taking over, but the clover I let run a bit cause the deeper plants LOVE having clover around
Great videos- very helpful! How may your Advice change for vegetables in containers - still ok to companion plant along them inside the container? I have indeterminate tomatoes, eggplants, yellow zucchini, vining cucumbers and peppers each in their own containers on my BALCONY garden... I've companion planted spinach and basil in the tomato containers but that's it! Hoping to maximize my container harvest. Thanks!!
Ever consider something like my next door neighbor has...not a roof over the deck but the support beam portion. Few days ago got to thinking doing that with some wire on top would allow what wants to climb to do so but still allows in sunlight...plus on one or two sides. Speaking of excessive sunlight. If so...how did that work out.
My husband planted the veggies reasonably apart. However, he didn’t take into account how well he prepared the soil over the winter and early Spring! They are to crowded now! I’m not wanting to eat Swiss chard every week just because they’re huge and taking space up? What do we do?
I love your videos and the info you give but maybe you could clarify what you said about squash and corn. I’ve always heard that the three sisters method of growing squash corn and peas together was always a winner. First peoples did it here for centuries and I’m even trying it in my garden this year. So I’m a little confused.
For sure Troy, often that method was employed in a greater space, with deeper soils and more access to nutrition than the modern raised bed. For sure the peas will add something back to the soil being a legume, but not enough to max out either crop from what I've experienced...
Squash and corn alone yes both need lot of nitrogen, but when you factor in the beans, they put nitrogen into the soil the way they grow so it works in harmony! The power of the three! (Sisters) I did last year it works.
Hey Christine, with enough water and light, you can plant these guys: squash, melons, carrots, beets, parsnips, lima and snap beans, onions, garlic, leeks, parsnip, carrots, cauliflower, soybeans, and possibly even cilantro and parsley. There's got to be more, but Walnuts are not as deadly as they are made out to be!
Everytime I try to grow radishes they end up with lots of top growth only. Obviously less nitrogen and more p-k. Growing in front of Peas may just be the solution because peas don’t need a lot of Nitrogen. Yet from what I have seen in your videos so far, you mix your fertilizers in with your soils at the start and no additional fertilizer through the season. So how does one control the amount of nitrogen given to the radishes when it’s already in the soil? Would be great to see a radish bigger than the size of a worm😢
@@Pilotpaulie Trap croppings are great and they definitely work.....but often in the diversity of the backyard, they do a lot more attracting pests that otherwise wouldn't even come in the garden in the first place. So while they work awesome in large monoculture fields, the backyard veggie garden is whole different animal that I question the effectiveness of them.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I have decent luck with using Blue Hubbard squash as a vine borer trap. I plant one in each corner of the garden about two weeks before my Butter Dish and Straightneck. The borers (for the most part) tend to prefer the Hubbard. I went from losing over half my crop to borers to about ten percent. Not perfect but it has helped.
Thanks so much for the charts..... I'm guessing the plants are the same where ever you are in the world so the chart works the same wherever you are too???? Sorry I have autism and I don't always understand the same as everyone else or it can take me longer to process information.i watch clips more then once to take information in. But sometimes still need to ask questions. I'm in the UK and different here to you in the USA.
Yes to the best of my knowledge you can use these companion plants in the UK as well, if you want to be really sure though you can watch UK gardeners like huw richards or growveg on TH-cam as well, hope this helps :) Also never apologise for asking questions or taking longer to understand things everyone’s different and you have your strengths that others might not have ☺️
@@ninjabrown8560 thanks Yea I was Huw and Ben vegman as I call him. Also have their books. I also watch Tony at simplified gardening. Between the 3 of them it's very useful information.
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Do you have that companion planting chart on your blog or something.
Great video! But corn and squash (and beans) are one of the oldest companion plant combinations! Corn and squash work great together!
Thank you for this. I've drastically increased the number of vegetables I am growing this. I really appreciate it.
Thank you for the handy charts, I've interplanted garlic with my brassicas and haven't had any cabbage white butterflies at all and no netting 😁🌱☀️
Isn't that the best! Truly a wonder repellent! Onions can do the same as well!
Thanks for this! I'm about to companion plant for the first time this year and am totally overwhelmed. This chart is doing all the work for me!
Right on Sondra, best of luck! :-)
Really nice, you explained the concepts in an easy to digest manner! Thanks!
Cheers Ennis, glad you liked!
One of my favorite sources of content. Thank you for the lessons. This is essential for my patio patch. Emma is beautiful
I interplanted some basil and onion with my maters and peppers and so far a lot less horn worms and aphids, also the basil is growing something insane! I've never had such big basil leaves!
That's awesome! Companion perfection!
Jeff....I believe that plants need compassion and I look to nature for guidance how. Plants know what they are doing:) Like trimming your plants to death to produce higher yields....I don't necessarily agree! Let the plants do their thing. How about companion planting in pots? I foud there's not enough airflow often. Also....I am SOOOOO jealous of your strawberry pot!:p Great video...as always.
Thanks Michaela! You're so right about pots. I like to experiment and I'm fortunate to have enough space and extras that if it doesn't work, no big deal. But for sure if you have limited resources, you have to be smart about the pairings. Cheers! :-)
Pea plant i fail two times stem is long and growth well but didn't bear flower and fruit , your garden is beautiful and growing many kind of veggies good job , sir .
What zone? Did they get too hot maybe?
Those pink strawberries 🌺 flowers 🍓 are heartwarming 😍😋👩🌾
Love them santosh! :-)
Thank you this is very helpful for a new gardener. ☺️
Cheers Brittany, best of luck this growing season! :-)
Thank you so much for this. I agree - there aren't that many "do not plant together", so that's really easy to remember.
I think it's good to kind of have just a couple simple companions to start with if you're a new gardener and see how it goes. Then you can add something new the next year.
Great job! Colleen and Jason
Excellent presentation!👍👍
Thanks Bonnie!
Thank you so much. This is very helpful. I'm going to try it this year.🙂
Cheers Sharon, thanks for watching!
I use a rule of three, including an herb that scares bad bugs away and a flower that attracts pollinators and acts as ground cover.
Lovely idea! :-)
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Your creativity with your filming is marvelous along with your editing. Excellent.
Thanks for your help. Jesus bless.
Thanks so much Sandra! Means a lot to hear that. Take care!
Companion Planting Mixed Flower and Vegetable Garden Beautifully .
A great video! I don't companion plant as a rule, but I have tried some last season. I don't know if it is different in different regions here in the U.S. But, I do know that Nasturtiums didn't save our winter and summer squash from squash bugs or vine bores. At least not here in zone 4a. But, Garlic seemed to keep the Beetles off my wife's roses when I planted them next to the bushes. I don't consider myself science minded, just old school. I do experiment from time to time. I own and have read some pretty convincing garden books. I have a nice library of about a dozen or so. We have been gardening since 1974 and it is hard to change old habits lol! But we do try to learn new things to add to the old tool bag. Because you never know! Enjoyed, take care!
Thanks Michael! I find that with the Nasturtiums, they are really only good for small, soft bodies pests... At least when I've tried them.... Your mileage may vary...
Big thanks! Love your videos! Huge thanks for the list of companion plants, love it!
Hey thanks Elina, hope you had a good weekend! :-)
I absolutely LOVE your videos, I can't thank you enough for the chart you provided , I will be trying many of these if not all Thank you again :)
Thanks for the video and great info Jeff. I have never intentionally companion planted but am definitely going to try this year.
Right on! Excited to see how it works out and what you think of it!
Thank you Jeff !! It's a great video like always.
Hey Lili, thanks for watching!
Really appreciate the chart👍
Cheers, thanks for watching JL! :-)
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Nice video, thanks. On the mega chart, carrots section: CHIVES ARE LISTED AS BOTH FRIENDS AND AVOID.
Thanks for finding that!
Hello, Emma is gorgeous ❤️ what a great video on companion planting, thanks for sharing and take care 🙂
Thanks Christine! Yeah, she's the best. 10 years old this coming August!
Thank you so much!
Hey, thanks for watching! :-)
This is an amazing video. Thank you! I just added basil to the pot with my tomato :)
Thanks great msn
Another superb video for beginners like myself, thank you again Jeff
So excited about the list! Thank you!
No problem Christine, enjoy!
thank you, nice voice and patient person. Anything we learn is good for us
I just found you recently and happily subscribed. Thank you for the chart, I am continuously running in and out to look at my phone to see what works together. On the carrot chart, you list chives as something to avoid, and as friends. Could you be so kind to clarify? I have carrots and chive growing together and they seem to be getting along fine.
Really helpful
Thanks
Just in time for my curiosity! Although some of the garden may not quite benefit, it seems to have gone better than last year's... antics.
Just try to get better every season, that's what I do! :-)
Great as always Jeff!
Thanks M B, appreciate it!
Thanks for the video, the list will be a great help👍😍
Right on Niniane, happy to help! :-)
Oh my word!😀 THANK YOU!!!! 😍🤓🎉🏆🙏💞
Thanks for watching!
Those charts were amazing 😬👍🏼
Thanks, appreciate that! :-)
A few years ago I experimented with planting strawberries between my rows of asparagus. I have a 4X4 raised bed of asparagus in 3 rows. In between the 3 rows I planted the strawberries. At about the same time the asparagus is tall enough that I won't harvest anymore the strawberries begin to flower and produce berries. Yes I have to "tame" the strawberries throughout the season by removing the runners but other than that they work well together!
That's so awesome! What a great idea!
Great video tips! Very reassuring to see the chart. I often wonder though when they say to avoid something, whether they mean in the same bed area or even if they mean in a pot or container, next to said plant in the bed?
I saw a video from Jacques in the Garden where they had planted asparagus, mulched it with straw and then put a layer of mushroom spawn and then added another layer of straw. Apparently, not only does it protect the asparagus from weeds but the mycelium is a good feed for when it turns into compost after, plus you are growing the mushrooms around the crowns.
I just bought some mushroom spawn and i am going to order some straw. I was going to grow it indoors but this looks like a good idea to dual use the space.
Hey, thanks! Usually they just mean the same bed or pot... Two raised beds beside each other should be fine
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Ah phew. Thanks for the reply. I thought that might be the case but it is worth confirming.
I haven't picked all of the strawberries that are ripe yet and we have had some already but i was able to make a jar of strawberry jam tonight! From one remaining crown last year to propergating two planter pots. Most strawberries i think we have ever got!
We had to bring in our courgettes and bitter gourd in tonight as we have an unusual low of 5c tonight here in London for this time of year. Butter nut squash is also nearly ready to go out. Just waiting for the weather to settle a bit atm. I initially put the courgettes in containers as i ran out of space in the bedding area but it has saved us from some bad weather. Not sure it will when the squash goes out and gets bigger but it will be closer to summer here soon.
@@AnyKeyLady Jam already? That's awesome! I sense a really good season coming on for you!
Thank you!!!
Brilliant!
Thanks Donna!
Hi, what would help me greatly is to know the size of the roots, time frame with the size of plants from seeding to mature, plants needs in nutrients and how much of those, how much to water during growing season. Maybe you already have done charts with those informations and I didn't realize in which videos, so if you could point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it. I like the way you explain, and you made me realize many newbie mistakes, that explain why my garden has small plants... if they are still alive. Hope to save some, with the corrections made after watching your videos. Thank you in advance for getting back to me. Have a great day !
Its a great idea Christiane...I try to do timelines and spacing and care for each plant in each video.....but an all-encompassing video of all the common veggie crops would be amazing. Huge undertaking...maybe a winter video? But great idea nonetheless!! :-)
Hi :) Regarding the plants to avoid planting together, how far should they be from each other. I mean, when we don't have beds or containers but groin in ground. Would 30" be enough distance between plants that are not companions? Like, how far should I plant brassicas from tomatoes and strawberries? Thanks for another great video!!!
I was curious what I could grow with squash. I was thinking radishes, but I am in a dry climate, so maybe dill instead?
You could do either....or both! The drier the climate, the better it is to grow more and completely cover that soil from the baking sun!
I have tomatoes and cukes planted together! Thinking of adding marigolds
Nice work! Vine tomatoes or bush?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Vine, but idk the specific variety
Marigolds are GREAT companion plants, ESPECIALLY for tomatoes! :) I always make sure to grow marigolds in my raised beds. ;)
@@gwendyrose8905 Thanks for your input :)
@@doctorcrew2388 Very cool! Let us know how the harvest goes!
Very nice👍👍❤❤❤❤
Thanks! :-)
I'm trying an experiment. I started some heading type lettuce. Bibb, buttercrunch and a crisphead. I am planning to plant the seedlings under single stem indeterminate tomatoes to see if they can survive or thrive. I'd like to have good lettuce during the heat of the summer and am hoping the shade of the tomatoes will help the lettuce. I use self wicking fabric pots and 5 gal buckets. I'd like to hear your thoughts about this. Thanks Jeff!
100% they will do good Mike. Keep the lower tomato leaves trimmed and keep an eye out for aphids. Good airflow and you'll be successful man!
My brussel sprouts were attacked by aphids. I did the water blast on them, but they still stunted their growth. any companions that could help next year? Great video as usual.
I have learned a lot from your gardening knowledge. When you plant carrots, do you mulch over the top of the newly planted seed and if so, how much?
Thanks Norbert. I do mulch my carrots. This video shows a carrot planting start to finish: th-cam.com/video/DOYUW5C9aeA/w-d-xo.html
This was really helpful 😄🥹
Cheers, thanks for checking it out! :-)
You are very welcome
@@fabianlewis6lewis249 :-)
Brian Lowell from Next Level Gardening just released a book he wrote on companion planting. It's AMAZING what companion planting can do! :) If you get a chance, you should really check it out. You may know most of it already, but I know I learned some new things from it. :) I have 10 raised beds that are 4ft by 8ft by 18inches tall. I make sure to plant at LEAST 2 marigolds in EVERY bed!! :D Since learning about other combinations, I'm adding Alyssum, Basil, Cornflowers, Cosmos, Dill and several others into some of my beds this year. :) I'm even rethinking where I'm going to plant my lettuce and spinach to see if I can get them in a bit earlier this fall. I'm SUPER excited to see the results at harvest time. ;) Great video!
Right on Gwendy! Once you dive into the world, companion planting is like a whole new game of gardening....I love it!
I like how you’ve treated companion planting as a practical matter, is a matter of logistics, and overall benefit ….without a lot of the cultish, “woo factor” that this topic often brings to the table.
Thank you so much for the handy list👏 am wonder what’s rocket companion🤔
I grow tobacco, and I find that it really protects my cabbage family crops from those dreaded moths. I put a small line of bunching onion in with them, and the tobacco in the back center between them, they moths stay away.
That said, I HIGHLY recommend a nitrogen bearing shallow root plant around tobacco, even clover if you can keep it from taking over, but the clover I let run a bit cause the deeper plants LOVE having clover around
Great videos- very helpful! How may your Advice change for vegetables in containers - still ok to companion plant along them inside the container? I have indeterminate tomatoes, eggplants, yellow zucchini, vining cucumbers and peppers each in their own containers on my BALCONY garden... I've companion planted spinach and basil in the tomato containers but that's it! Hoping to maximize my container harvest. Thanks!!
Ever consider something like my next door neighbor has...not a roof over the deck but the support beam portion. Few days ago got to thinking doing that with some wire on top would allow what wants to climb to do so but still allows in sunlight...plus on one or two sides. Speaking of excessive sunlight. If so...how did that work out.
Greetings,
Have you thought about writing a gardening book?
Cheers,
Rach 🍷
where do you get your straw mulch?
My husband planted the veggies reasonably apart. However, he didn’t take into account how well he prepared the soil over the winter and early Spring! They are to crowded now! I’m not wanting to eat Swiss chard every week just because they’re huge and taking space up? What do we do?
Haha damn I put fennel in a herb garden mixed with other herbs close together, reckon I should give it its own space?
What plants go well with tomatoes?
Greetings from Cape Breton! How about companion planting with zucchini? Kindest regards!!
What about cantaloupe? Things to avoid?
I love your videos and the info you give but maybe you could clarify what you said about squash and corn. I’ve always heard that the three sisters method of growing squash corn and peas together was always a winner. First peoples did it here for centuries and I’m even trying it in my garden this year. So I’m a little confused.
For sure Troy, often that method was employed in a greater space, with deeper soils and more access to nutrition than the modern raised bed. For sure the peas will add something back to the soil being a legume, but not enough to max out either crop from what I've experienced...
Squash and corn alone yes both need lot of nitrogen, but when you factor in the beans, they put nitrogen into the soil the way they grow so it works in harmony! The power of the three! (Sisters) I did last year it works.
Great video
Is the list you put together for companion plants available to view ?
Thanks Randy! I'll try and post the list here, but its definitely Google-able. I'll get you a link to a good one.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms excellent thank you. Always look forward to your videos
@@randyjalbert4780 thanks Randy, appreciate the support man! :-)
How big is your metal scoop you use for almost all your gardening? I would like to buy one for my husband.
Hi Linda, its actually a kitchen scoop. One you see in penny candy stores! I think its a 16oz one.
Did you have the chart available to print out???
I'll try and get it Gail!
Potatoes and butternut
Is your companion planting list printed somewhere? I’m visually impaired and can’t read the screen quickly enough.
What can you plant (or not) near a walnut tree?
Hey Christine, with enough water and light, you can plant these guys: squash, melons, carrots, beets, parsnips, lima and snap beans, onions, garlic, leeks, parsnip, carrots, cauliflower, soybeans, and possibly even cilantro and parsley. There's got to be more, but Walnuts are not as deadly as they are made out to be!
where did you get that green pot there beside you. Emma is so pretty.
Hi Nancy, thanks! Which pot were you referring to? The big green guy with the strawberries?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms it's green with brown around the top
Everytime I try to grow radishes they end up with lots of top growth only. Obviously less nitrogen and more p-k. Growing in front of Peas may just be the solution because peas don’t need a lot of Nitrogen. Yet from what I have seen in your videos so far, you mix your fertilizers in with your soils at the start and no additional fertilizer through the season. So how does one control the amount of nitrogen given to the radishes when it’s already in the soil? Would be great to see a radish bigger than the size of a worm😢
companion plant for nectarine tree?
Chives, wildflowers, Bee Balm, Chicory, Daffodils, Dill, Buckwheat, Onions, possibly even Garlic.
can we download your mega companion list chart?
Definitely, I'll find a way to compile it neatly into a list. :-)
Great video Jeff. Do you practice trap planting?
Definitely! Use Nasturtiums everywhere! :-)
He mentions trap planting in the video. You should watch it! ;o)
@@kevinrowbotham545 yeah I was kinda hoping for more than a mention. Thanks for pointing that out though.
@@Pilotpaulie Trap croppings are great and they definitely work.....but often in the diversity of the backyard, they do a lot more attracting pests that otherwise wouldn't even come in the garden in the first place. So while they work awesome in large monoculture fields, the backyard veggie garden is whole different animal that I question the effectiveness of them.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I have decent luck with using Blue Hubbard squash as a vine borer trap. I plant one in each corner of the garden about two weeks before my Butter Dish and Straightneck. The borers (for the most part) tend to prefer the Hubbard. I went from losing over half my crop to borers to about ten percent. Not perfect but it has helped.
Thanks so much for the charts..... I'm guessing the plants are the same where ever you are in the world so the chart works the same wherever you are too???? Sorry I have autism and I don't always understand the same as everyone else or it can take me longer to process information.i watch clips more then once to take information in. But sometimes still need to ask questions.
I'm in the UK and different here to you in the USA.
Yes to the best of my knowledge you can use these companion plants in the UK as well, if you want to be really sure though you can watch UK gardeners like huw richards or growveg on TH-cam as well, hope this helps :) Also never apologise for asking questions or taking longer to understand things everyone’s different and you have your strengths that others might not have ☺️
@@ninjabrown8560 thanks
Yea I was Huw and Ben vegman as I call him. Also have their books.
I also watch Tony at simplified gardening.
Between the 3 of them it's very useful information.
Native Americans plant the “three sisters” , what are they?
A variant of corn, beans, and a type of squash.