May 24 2025
Companion planting is one of gardening’s most appealing ideas. Plant basil beside your tomatoes and pests disappear. Add marigolds and nematodes supposedly flee. Tuck in a few herbs and your tomatoes will somehow taste better. Some of those claims have been repeated for generations, but not all of them hold up particularly well when researchers …
May 28 2023
Companion planting is often presented as a simple formula: put the right plants together and they will automatically grow better, repel pests, or improve each other’s flavor. In reality, the strongest reasons to choose potato companions are usually more practical. Good neighboring plants can help you use space efficiently, reduce bare soil, attract beneficial insects, …
