If you’re just getting into square foot gardening for the first year or looking for a fresh way to plan your small space vegetable garden, you’re going to love this companion planting chart! At ...

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Grow sweet alyssum to provide nectar for hoverflies, which feed on aphids. Each spring, I grow legions of onions and shallots from seed, and my biggest challenge is keeping them weeded. Last year, I ...

When you're planning your vegetable garden this year, consider the power of companion planting. Some plants, when grown together, actually help each other thrive. Others barely tolerate the company of ...

Grow herbs and vegetables in the garden with this herb companion planting guide. Learn which herbs to plant together for a maximum yield. The Homesteader’s Herbal Companion (Lyons Press, 2018) by Amy ...

Companion planting is a time-honored practice of growing certain plants together in order to either create beneficial effects or to avoid creating non-beneficial or adverse effects. Beneficial plant ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Studio Light and Shade Rosemary is a wonderful aromatic plant and a staple ...

Peppers (Capsicum annuum) make a popular addition to home gardens due to being easy to grow and offering a wide variety of sweet and spicy peppers for your garden. Sweet peppers add crunch and mild ...