Companion Planting
Companion planting. Garden Lore or Scientific Fact?
The jury is still out on this, as far as the scientific community is
concerned. Tests that have been run on traditional companion plants haven't
always supported the folk lore.
I maintain that it works, but then I'm not a scientist, just a humble gardener
How it (probably) works:
- the scent of one crop may hide its companion from pests
- some companions are breeding grounds for beneficial insects
- each companion has different nutritional needs from the soil
Support Beneficials are plants that attract the insects to the garden:
- Yarrow
- Angelica
- Morning glory
- Evening Primrose
- Goldenrod
The best reference I have ever found on this subject is still the classic "Carrots Love Tomatoes" by Louise Riotte, Storey Publishing
