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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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 Posted - 03/03/2009 : 12:50:22
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Companion planting
Companion planting is the practice of growing certain types of plants together which provide a beneficial relationship with each other. This could be either enhancing growth or flavour of each other or deterring pests. Some plants can also hinder the growth of nearby plants so it is best to avoid planting these together.
I originally put this list together and printed it out as a guide for myself as whenever I wanted to find out what I should and shouldn't grow together, I had to spend ages searching through several different guides as nowhere seemed to have a complete list. This list below is by no means complete either but does cover most of the more common plants in the vegetable garden and can be used as a general guide.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld
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Edited by - Gail on 03/03/2009 12:52:46 |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 13:22:09
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Hey that is a great info package there , I had Nasty seeds, might plant them around the Spring veggies 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10810 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 14:16:25
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Thanks Gail..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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Pamela
head gardener
Australia
3949 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 16:31:38
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I love this Gail!!!!!!!!!!!!
"The air of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." |
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Pamela
head gardener
Australia
3949 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 16:32:24
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I love this Gail!!!!!!!!!!!! We need a sticky!!!!!!!!!
"The air of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." |
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Di Taylor
assistant gardener
New Zealand
188 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 16:52:29
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Fab have saved it to my desktop
A good year is when more things get harvested than die! |
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 03:24:14
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I have it printed out and stuck on the filing cabinet in the office where I can see at a glance, same with a planting calendar.
I did ask Tessa about it being a sticky...
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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Companion Planting