COMPANION PLANTING that REALLY WORKS: Growing in the Garden

[@denisemcwhorter2646]

My son and I were standing in front of our garden watching this video. This was our first time planting together. We almost got it right. We are already making plans for our summer garden next year using your tips. Thank you for helping us.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

That is awesome!

[@xaviercruz4763]

What are you planting sooner?

[@nokemicals686]

Love this video. So helpful! I’m trying to put together plants for our diy planter and now I have a much better idea of what to plant to maximise the space. Thank you! 💚💚😍😊

[@xavieracoleman9964]

And that's how you perfectly share your knowledge in a succinct straightforward manner. Amen.

[@diddizkittyz865]

What a great video. No excessive chatter, great info, straightforward and engaging content. Great job!

[@carybradley3968]

By far the BEST tutorial on companion planting I’ve read, seen or heard. Thanks for mentioning specific plant options and grouping them by function, I.e. sunflowers for vertical support, etc. Taking notes and showering gratitude!

[@maryelizabethcalais9180]

Hi, I'm in sub-tropical Louisiana and it is HOT and HUMID here. You are a wealth of info. I'm hopeful to get to sign up for your Patreon sight this weekend. Tks for all you do. I've transformed my whole front yard to an Edible Foodscape..... tons of work for an 80 yr older, which keeps me going and happy as a lark :) I just recorded all of your info a out Trap craps, which I learned that I should've planted the flowers much before my veggies. (It's all a learning process LOL ). I DO have marigolds, calendulas, and blue astors bounding in one bed. Been gardening since 5 yrs old w my Mom, who loved gardening. Feed our 4 children from gardening and canning veggies, and now experimenting to teach self-sustenance to needy families. Tks for all you do; you're a great help...... :):):)

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

You're welcome! Sounds like you're keeping pretty busy. Best of luck to you and hope to see you in class :)

[@robertcotrell9810]

I very much appreciated that you gave some time for the information to stay on screen.

[@marcschroter]

chives are a good insect attracting perennial in North America. They come back strong every year

[@carlatillotson8880]

Easily the best companion planting video on KZbin! Great job!

[@originalturtle8460]

Best Garden Channel in Arizona in My Opinion.. don’t ever comment but I’m watching.. and appreciate the knowledge keep taking care of yourself I’m not in Az now but still locked in! 😎

[@tennesseenana4838]

This video is so good, it's my third time watching it. I watched it all the way through the first time & then got a notebook out and took notes the second time. Now I'm going to watch it again with my notes in front of me to make sure I didn't miss anything. I love the way you put your videos together - so easy to listen to and understand. Thank you for taking the extra time to do that for all of us!

[@ttb1513]

I know, right? My only "complaint" was that I kept making the mistake of trying to watch this at 1.5X speed or so, like I do for other videos. Too much action packed info to do that and absorb everything!

[@jennhoff03]

@@ttb1513 I do the same thing! I keep having to remind myself to turn the speed down on hers. Which I appreciate- I wish all the channels were like that!

[@rachaelanne24]

Me too!!!

[@HomeHarvestCo]

I love how gardening connects me with nature and brings a sense of peace and tranquility to my life

[@iwenive3390]

Love it! I feel like the biggest difference companion cropping makes on insect resistance is the overall improved health of the plants by having more exudates to feed the soil. John Kempf says bugs will not attack healthy plants.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Well said!

[@MaryrosePurple1]

I've watched so many gardening videos on so many channels trying to learn to plant the best garden I can but in 11 minutes you've given more and better information than any of them. Thank you!

[@KC-ic7vi]

agreed

[@gardentours]

Very informative 👍 My tomatoes really grow very well next to calendula 🌼💛🍅

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

I have noticed that mint and holy basil are also good traps for aphids. Holy basil was also very effective in luring away fruit flies and its very attractive to pollinators. Thunbergia and blooming colius are solitary bee magnets. A flowering plant called Cardinal's gaurd grows really tall and produce seasonal flowers attractive to bees even in very shaded areas. One of our foliage creepers really took over an area we planted strawberries on, when were preoccupied by home remodeling. But soon after we took them off, the strawberries which didn't fruit much before since we are in tropics, suddenly started to bloom a lot more. I'm guessing those creepers took up a lot for nitrogen so that the soil became more suitable for strawberries to bloom. So I guess inter cropping leafy plants with fruiting plants can benefit each other

[@symmonep9591]

This was awesome! Heck, if some of the tips don’t work for me, at least my garden will be even more colorful & interesting! Happy Gardening ☺️

[@dag118]

Thank you for teaching us with both auditory and visual examples. 💜

[@marjoriecanipe1650]

This is one of the very best videos. Really makes sense.

[@mariawhite1328]

What a beautiful garden!

[@Zorp__14]

You are such a wealth of knowledge. You've inspired me to grow my own garden here in Arizona. I just got your container gardening book yesterday. Thank you so much for what you do! 🌱

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

So nice of you

[@twistnshout3031]

Very informational video. Thank you for taking the time out to transfer the knowledge youve gained over the years. Cant wait to get in the garden this year.

[@whosedoingwhat]

I’m heading out to plant a yellow hibiscus I purchased, then wtr plants in the green house. Tomorrow my daughter is taking me to a hotel for a very needed rest. There I will watch ag take notes review & I have saved the vid for further review🙂What a great video TY! When I return I will tackle my newly prepared beds with the encouragement from you👍🏻

[@tegoblue]

Packed densely with information, this little video. I gotta take notes!

[@isabelladavis1363]

I implemented a mix of plants in the raised beds this year as well as pest deterrents and was happy with the end results …basil and holy basil were prolific and knee high and three feet wide…no pesticides or herbicides in this garden no worries about what goes into our bodies within control….we used sunflowers Mexican sunflowers marigolds zinnias basil marigolds etc beautiful and effective…thank you again for sharing with us all…stay blessed …

[@ttb1513]

I especially liked the identification of plants @2:02. Creative way to communicate that info rapidly.

[@mollyyoungblood8883]

You had me at "linked the studies below". Thank you Angela, these videos are top content for AZ gardeners!!!

[@marymorningstar4508]

you did a wonderful job of explaining companion planting. Thank you

[@ajb.822]

Very helpful and informative ! I will say that I think healthy soil makes the most difference in not attracting pests ( along with polyculture in general), vrs. companion planting, in my experience. I have had basil in with each tomato plants, in their half-barrel planters placed in areas around the back of the house, after moving to new home, and had a significant hornworm problem. The compost I'd bought from a local place which made it ( looked decent at 1st look and I wasn't as knowledge)- it turned out to be fairly thin ( little humus), dead-seaming stuff. Anyways, I'd also never had hornworms b4, coming from 5 hours north of this area in the upper Midwest. I didn't have much basil that 1st year, was sure to have one or more in with each tomato plant the next, but didn't seem to make any difference. What did help was that we had learned right away to leave the hornworms alive, which had the parasitic wasp eggs on their backs (although I did have my husband take them off the plants & to other side of yard ). The ones without that, we squished. I had grown nasturtiums with cucumbers up the wazoo, but my cuke beetle problem just kept getting worse. I was still learning about no-till and stuff, and didn't know how to get materials to make a lot of compost yet, and kept moving, so, my soil kept being sub-par in various ways. My cuke beetle problem was getting worse, even when moving to another state or having a garden where none had been ( at that home at all). I tried a couple OG/natural treatments for the downy mildew they spread, including heading it off at the pass the next year, to little-to-no avail. Finally, I tried something I recalled from the book " carrots love tomatoes" (or whatever) - tobacco. This idea was meant for preventing squash bugs, but I tried it and it's seemed to be what has TOTALLY eliminated my cuke beetle problem ! I still see a few around, but my plants remain un-attacked. I get plain, dried, chopped "pipe" tobacco and put a palm full in each hole at planting/transplanting time. Viola ! As my garden soil has gotten healthier at a couple locations b4 moving yet again, I have had less issues with a couple other things, like potato bugs. Also, on the corn/squash/beans "3 sisters" thing, novices need to be aware that this was prob. for dried beans when the natives did it, and others have learned since that trying to do green ( pole) beans this way, is super hard/impossible. At least if one's corn is planted densely, which I do for pollination. Also, for those of us up north, you may want more sun on your squash. This may work though if ones plants the corn as least densely as possible, idk, never tried it. Lastly, I'd add cantaloupe to the list of climbing/sprawling plants wich may do of growing up a tall, sturdy plant. The smaller-melon varieties, such as Minnesota midget, anyways ! Mine is doing great on a trellis this year, and the ones on the ground, I place on a brick to keep them from rotting b4 ripe enough.

[@Mina-12128]

Nasturtium are a trap crop- the idea is to distract bugs away from others by attracting it to the Nasturtium. I personally wouldn't plant it. I'll try planting carrots and see how that works for me.

[@Keesha]

This video is worth its Weight in gold. Thank you so much❤

[@dianagraham4021]

Thank you so much. I started the first garden in my entire life last year and it was okay. Everything bolted or struggled from the head and I battled all sorts of pests destroying them. I really didn't want to use pesticides so I let it all go and decided to keep trying it. I think this will be so helpful!!!

[@lindafogarasi3156]

God bless you🙏amazing tips💞 they are really really useful. I'd like to mention another plant that is just wonderfull for to keep away pests from tomatoes, is the " flower queen of the night" it's just unbelievable how much can help ...but not only for tomatoes, for all my garden was helpful. When all my neighbors was using pesticides, my only pestside was this flower🤗. All kinds of pests was sticking in this white good smelling beautiful flowers leafs, but no one on my tomatoes and no on cabbege, no on colyflowwer, no on onions etc...

[@christyzimms6725]

We have always done raised beds but not square foot gardening or companion planting. We changed all of that this year. This is such a great video to help me to get started

[@kutiefarms]

Thank you for all of your wonderful content! It has helped me to really transform my yard into an edible forest in AZ!

[@martinsuarezmonroy4917]

Half way through and I am really emjoying this, thank you! I can see my garden looking lush and life dense :D

[@honeydew4576]

Thank you for this video. This is one of the best, most concise videos I've seen on this subject. You are a great teacher! P.S. Last summer I saw companion working with my own eyes. I saw the cabbage moth land on a marigold instead of my broccoli!

[@susanp9851]

Thank you for having a channel in the AZ desert. We struggle to grow much of anything due to backing up to undisturbed land. We have to create a bird netted garden space. This year we needed to redo our 4x8’ bed. We completely upgraded our soil in doing so. Now we have more tomatoes and cucumbers than the bed can hold. We also struggle with the excessive heat. Thanks again for your channel and expertise!

[@naturalflow157]

These tips are out of the world, thank you so much for sharing them with us. Really love the guidance and how beautifully you were able to capture the natural beauty around you. Sending you much love.

[@moonchildgarcia8999]

I really enjoyed this video and found it very helpful. I'm implementing this information for my spring garden. So glad I came across this video now. It's November 2023 and I live in zone 7b. Thank you for this information.

[@hobbitlady7568]

❤this is a video I would share with less experienced gardeners, it truly touches on what we should be doing to help the environment

[@macylouwho1187]

The images used in your video were extremely helpful, as I was able to screen shot them to write down later in my gardening notebook. Thank you, excellent video. Subscribed.

[@MithMathy]

I had lots of beneficials visiting my basil and lavender flowers in January! I was super excited. But now I see few beneficials visiting my mint, lavender, and parsley flowers.. no pollinators for my cucumber plants. I suspect surrounding neighbors used pesticides 😭 (or maybe I just don't have enough to sustain them in my little patio garden?) I've considered purchasing beneficials to give them a boost, but not sure if it's worth it - especially if they are just going to get poisoned next door. For now I'm picking off some pests myself and trying to hand pollinate with no success. At least I've got a regular hummingbird who appreciates the lavender and likes to rest on a wire cucumber support in some dappled shade.. 🙂

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Don't purchase lady bugs or praying mantis - usually not a good idea. Keep following organic gardening principles and they will come.

[@Tasitas530]

Thank you so much. One of the most helpful videos I’ve watched as a newbie Gardner.😁🌱

[@ldg2655]

As to the 3 sisters planting method. I have found that the beans grow much faster than the corn and will outgrow and can weigh down the corn plant.

[@superbabs58]

How to rid Grasshopper, many thousands of them. Usually the turkeys get a lot, but they destroy almost everything. Great video Thank you

[@paalaisolai]

Awesome video as always. Starting right saves you lot of elbow grease and heartburns. Your garden is an example to that, on how to do it right the first time. I live further north where only native plants thrive and nothing else. Protecting the plants from extreme weather conditions is the biggest challenge here. Lack of shade structures or trees results in stunted growth during summer . In each harvest all I end up having is knowledge rather veg or fruits as it's evident in many of my videos. You're doing a wonderful job. Keep it coming. Happy gardening.

[@jagnabadurowicz4427]

Thank You SO MUCH! I learned so much in this video. I am going to share it with the teachers at my son's elementary school so that they may do a project about the bugs and companion planting! Keep us educated please! (I also have my own veg garden where I will do what You are doing this season!)

[@wickedmageik1712]

Thank you for being knowledgeable and sharing that knowledge regarding pest control. It’s so hard to encourage people to stop when so many suggest it to new gardeners or people wanting to learn

[@rosetesta7193]

I love and appreciate all the info you shared in this post! So much so that I’m subscribing love your gardens 💓💓💓

[@wereachhomestead6348]

you have honestly been the best video I have watched on companion planting and kept it interesting. will adapt these into my garden this year.

[@leah3192]

Oh my gosh this video is so thoughtful and insightful!! I wish more videos were as in depth as this one! Links and citations!

[@toshatrollwarrior]

Thank you so much! Planning my gardens for the spring/summer. This helps so much.

[@Ash-xx5zd]

Amazingly informative. A great video for veggies garderners too! As pairing and planting method (square foot gardening) is discussed. Thank you!!!

[@joyfulhomemaker8053]

I’m trying something different in my garden this year. I’m in zone 9 so I have everything and can plant and harvest year round. I’m gone all of June and July so as I harvest what’s left in my garden, I’m planting sunflowers

[@wolfiesownx4893]

Fantastic video! There’s a lot of good ones around, but this is one of the few where I don’t just have to take your word for it. I was impressed ❤️

[@MsSlushatel]

Fantastic introduction to companion gardening, thank you, definitely will be doing it this year.

[@johnjohnstone6274]

Thank you from west Australia

[@practice643]

I thought it was great that you had a lot of PowerPoint slides listing the plants that you were referring to for each category. It would be wonderful if there was a way you could indicate where these list are such as minute and second they appear in the video. Or if you can refer to your website and location on it where these list are available. This video is very comprehensive and very informative. I live in Southern California and I understand that Arizona is similar and climate and gardening needs so I’m very excited to come across your channel and be able to learn from your experience.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Glad you like the video. I link to the companion planting blogpost with all of the slides in the description and in the video (at the end) here's a link: growinginthegarden.com/5-tips-for-successful-companion-planting/

[@paulgentry4172]

Thank you for this information. I’ve been adding more flowers to the raised beds each year. Most of the ones you covered I start from seed anyway for flower beds. Time to add them to the vegetable beds, too.

[@jenniferbailey2214]

Thank you so much for your presentation, this is one I will be referring to often!

[@dianebateman6808]

Great info! I companion plant every year as I plan out my garden. Thanks for the video.

[@jamieleonard5098]

Wow this is very very very helpful. How you explained the pairings made sense and will be easier to manage. Thank you for sharing.

[@mrpatchy9950]

Thanks very much for giving such valuable info for a beginner gardener .

[@loreyavico]

Such a magical garden you have, Angela 🌻 🌱 Thank you so much for a very informative video. You inspire me a lot! Greetings from Argentina ❤

[@donnacochran3335]

I'm SO GLAD I stumbled up on you. I was trying to a trellis I could fit into a Chevy Spark 😂 I found your vertical gardening video. I also happen to LOVE Arizona. You mentioned shade cloth in one of your videos. I don't have shade cloth but I do have some cloth resembling it. We're having 101 degree days in June. Nothing for you guys but here in the south eastern part of the country there's humid to come with it. Your videos have taught me so much. I'd just like to say thank you. When someone asks me Where on earth did you figure out how to use that for a trellis I refer them to your channel. Btw I got 4 pieces in the Spark!😂😂😂

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Thank you so much Donna. My minivan has held it's share too!

[@WS-by5cl]

I love this! So glad the algorithm led me to your channel. 💕

[@joannamills4510]

Thanks for this wonderful video. I absorbed a little more wisdom about gardening ❤ every bit helps!

[@Blessedbeyondmeasure1111]

I have rewatched your videos so many times they are fun informative and pack with great ideas thank you

[@pascalxus]

I like how well researched this is.

[@baltazarmorales9407]

Thank you very much for all the information it’s very helpful.

[@babystepsgarden6162]

Thank you for this video! I needed it! I am a new Gardener. ❤

[@ಅರುಣ್ಕುಮಾರ್ಬಿ]

Hello Dear sister,you explained very nicely. I love garden .

[@awatefkaadan7830]

Thank you...a lot of condensed information..i have to write it down

[@teenagardner3623]

I'm so thankful your video popped up. Great content with relaxed presentation and very user-friendly information. I had to subscribe

[@vh2337]

Well done, This is an excellent video. You're a natural!

[@birdman1325]

Straight forward and helpful. Thanks.

[@mommypov4958]

Love this! So much info in one place that's easy to find! Thanks!

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@erin4U]

Love how easy this was to follow!! Definitely will use 😊

[@dumitrutrofosila6022]

Thank you for this video, im trying to improve my garden and its soil, and this info will be very useful for planning my next season!

[@elmartell5724]

Hmm, I've been doing Poly culture in the garden all wrong 🤔 Usually it involves me buying a couple pizzas and inviting the polycule over for a planting or weeding party...

[@sajmt1414]

Very helpful. Thanks.

[@lauram.511]

Perfect timing to watch your video. I wanted to purchase a bk about companion planting for veg gardens. Thank you for the recommendation of the bk, "Plant Partners". Thank you also for the tip to implement poly culture practices in the garden to ward off pests, to encourage beneficial insects & pollinators so we could avoid toxic chemicals in our garden. Great info for heaving a toxic free & beautiful garden! I liked your video so much that I subscribed & looking forward to more good info. I'm a garden newbie, my spouse just built raised garden beds for me, soon we'll be filling them to plant & need all the good garden info I can get. We live in zone 5 & are supposed to have a wintry mix tonight.

[@greeneileen]

Thank you for these helpful and specific set of pairings and for sharing the reasoning behind them!

[@GregoryWright-n6l]

I'm SO GLAD I stumbled up on you. I was trying to a trellis I could fit into a Chevy Spark I found your vertical gardening video. I also happen to LOVE Arizona. You mentioned shade cloth in one of your videos. I don't have shade cloth but I do have some cloth resembling it. We're having 101 degree days in June. Nothing for you guys but here in the south eastern part of the country there's humid to come with it. Your videos have taught me so much. I'd just like to say thank you. When someone asks me Where on earth did you figure out how to use that for a trellis I refer them to your channel. Btw I got 4 pieces in the Spark!

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Nice! Love it!

[@Carola-By-The-Bay]

This is so well done! The insert videos and labeling are great. Thank you for this excellent “podcast.” 🌻🐝🥰

[@Pmelaniejo]

Excellent video. Very well thought out and Clear, to the point, highly informative. Thank you.

[@1013KMG]

Yay I’m so excited to start my garden. Prepping beds now for planting in September and then I’ll build from there! I have a few citrus trees I’ll be fertilizing soon also.

[@plantscorner..9591]

It's a good content about companions planting 😊😊😊😊😊

[@kirkberryleo3307]

100%.. the only thing I disagree with light etc. I use my tomatoes to shade my lettuce, one likes it cooler than the other. However my Nasturtiums have totally taken on the leaf miners lol

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

You're right! That is a great point.

[@ElimanGibba]

Thank you for the great lecture. Very informational .

[@ts4918]

Great video so much information. Thank you 😊 definitely buying the book.

[@williamkiarie8945]

Very helpful information. Will try the cucumber and sunflower combo.

[@yllejord]

I happened upon this channel and really enjoyed the calm, science-referencing energy. I'm getting a bit tired of all the jaunty, jovial gardening youtubers, to be honest.

[@karenschwartz5209]

Thanks for all you information!!

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

My pleasure!

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

Thanks for sharing, I am planning on a small garden🎉🎉

[@krithikaramachandran2522]

So informative. One of the best videos seen on this topic. Thank you for sharing.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Wow, thank you!

[@Dee-rg9yb]

Can you do a video with examples of 3 plant combinations that work :veg, herb, flower. You mentioned tis strategy but some examples of 3 plants you use or know wld be great.

[@juleebarker379]

Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Thanks for watching!

[@Theflowerandbeegarden]

Beautiful flowers 💐

[@freddking4389]

What an informative video. Great job. Took notes and will need that companion book. Thank you.

[@ddddddd490]

So glad to bump into this video. Packed with knowledge and guidance. Great work 👍