So, lately, I've taken up researching companion planting because I just can't seem to keep some of my before alive and other taste bland. I have small children, so fertilizer isn't an option. I took several classes at Gulf Wars last month and learned more about medieval gardens, which included a whole bunch of companion planting.

 

Now that you know how I got addicted to the idea, let's talk about planting certain herbs and veggies together!!

I wanted to start with a trio that is NOT medieval in origin. Well, it's not European medieval, anyway.

 

It's called the Three Sisters, which are corn, squash and beans. Growing these three is a dance of timing, as well as knowing that they'll help each other and thrive together.

 

I found a really good article about it here:http://www.reneesgarden.com/articles/3sisters.html

 

Pretty cool, right?

 

 

Next, we're talking about... Marigolds!!!

We have tons of cheap corn here. What about herbs?

I'm going to start a whole different thread about herbs! I'm collecting info for my grimoire on herbs... it's become a bit of an addiction, actually. So much so that when I went to get potting soil at Home Depot on Saturday, I saw they had Wormwood and stood there like an idiot for five minutes re-reading the little card to make sure that's what I was looking at... hahaha

Ive heard that it is good to plant Tomatoes and Basel together, is that true?

And Marigolds, because they smell so terrible, help keep bugs away, right?

Tomatoes like a lot of plants, yes. Basil will make the tomatoes sweeter. :-)

 

And yes, the smell of the Marigold is a natural bug repellant (mosquito's hate them).