Why You Should Always Companion Plant THIS.

Companion planting can give you benefits of pollinators, beneficial bugs and better space utilization. Why You Should Always Companion Plant THIS.
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[@blackmber]

I read last year that intercropping can help prevent certain plants from being infested with insects, but not because they can’t “smell” their target plant, or because they “hate” the other plant. Before certain flying insects lay eggs on plants that their offspring will be able to eat, they land on a few different places in a small area. If they don’t land on a target plant enough times in a row, they won’t settle down there and lay eggs. So the companion plants in the area could be said to distract or confuse the insects.

[@paulafitzpatrick6519]

I inter crop with zinnias, sunflowers and nasturtium. I plant them on the outside borders. My garden is only 4 1/2 ‘ wide by about 15’. Thanks again for all of the great information - I’ll be using some of your suggestions, especially crop rotation. Looking forward to yummy veggies and beautiful flowers 🥳

[@DaytonasGarden]

That's the video We would love there! A specific video with your level of knowledge about the flowers and herbs to be able to bring in real population of bugs that will help.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Okay! Noted

[@groussac]

I've had good luck using tall marigolds as a trap crop for Japanese beetles. It was border cropping vs intercropping, but it worked well. The beetles got to the border of the garden and no further due to their fascination with the marigolds. Iowa Zone 5a.

[@theoldguy9329]

Doing red runner beans (a pole bean) behind my veggies that need pollinators seem to be a great attraction. Also prolific. It is a string bean so may not be everyone's choice for the pods.

[@katrpotatr3320]

I like to intercrop with companion plants. Space is a premium in my garden, so every patch of dirt needs to have a job. I have a couple of companion planting tables that I reference when planning my small garden for the season.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Love that! What are the top plant choices

[@brianseybert192]

I maintain a prerenal cover crop of thyme and oregano in my tomato bed. I also plant m-golds and other flowers to attract pollinators, along with herbs. I try and do all I can to make my garden beautiful and productive. Stay well!!!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

That's a great idea!

[@aw2589]

🎉thanks for the idea💡

[@brianseybert192]

@@aw2589 The perennial cover crop also kept the jumping worms at bay, no longer need to mulch those beds with shredded leaves, JW's favorite food. Have a small channel if interested, Brian' Garden. Stay Well!!!

[@LynnerdSkinnerd97]

Two years ago I did the three sisters in a small area in my garden as a great... but only used 2 of the sisters: corn and beans. I hated it! It was hard to harvest the beans and it was messy looking. That style was not for me. But I do both intercrop and companion plant as best as I can.

[@caseykish6763]

Most people don’t understand the three sisters concept truly. You plant a certain plant at different cardinal directions and at different times for success. It’s not as easy as just growing them together unfortunately

[@oreopaksun2512]

Yep, always pick up a tip or two from you. So, since I have been mostly container gardening, to optimize space use, I have been companion planting almost everything. Do alliums actually deter pests? IDK; I have onions and garlic around bananas, and something has been eating the alliums. Go figure. Basil and oregano around tomatoes is simply for convenience because there are so many ways to eat them together, even as a garden snack. The line of whether I am intercropping blurs; the herbs get cycled out when they get tired, and so do the tomatoes (succession by rooting suckers). The really short-lived crops like lettuce or coriander actually get 'interplanted' by setting their smaller container inside the larger to enjoy a little dappled shade thrown by the larger plant, and share watering and fertilizing times. Now I have to see if I can get the trap cropping thing going, but have the darnedest time growing nasturtiums, so need something else to attract aphids in Florida zone 9B.

[@terijennings6808]

One of the most concise accurate discussions of companion planting and inter cropping I have heard.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed

[@charlesbale8376]

Lovely bit of information.

[@worminstool]

Coriander planted in potatoes actually does deter Colorado beetles. Truth.

[@alexandermonzon8165]

Too bad I don't want to Plant potatoes in my spot my three year old son eats the leaves since he sees me plant all edibles I make sure there all edible so imma do Sweet Potaftoes instead however my son has sowed dozens of seeds from Cilantro Criandor that are flowering now attracting HoverFlys its Summer now so I got Canbage moths smashing my ancient small palm looking Dinosaur Kale in My Frint Lawn

[@GardeningInCanada]

Interesting!

[@lostpony4885]

I just plant all my stuff all jumbled up crowded with some attempt to get the right size and position to get sun in there

[@marlaallen7234]

I planted burly white tobacco in a row next to tomatoes. The big green worms preferred the tobacco leaves. I let pig weed grow with the tomatoes and the deer preferred the weed.

[@johnransom1146]

Calendula. Works like marigold but it’s a healing herb for skin conditions too. Double plus good. I grow a lot of pollinators. Anise hyssop, French mallow, mullein, comfrey, borage

[@michaelmarchione3408]

Thanks for defining the differences. I like Basil with Tomatoes and Trailing Nasturtiums with winter squash. Nasturtiums, in my opinion, don't combat squash bugs or vine bores. I've tried it for years with no success. But, I plant them together anyway because I think they add beauty to my squash bed. Enjoyed, take care!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Is that what the are known to do?

[@JubileeHomesteading]

Awesome! I loved this video and all the different methods described. Very useful!

[@AraesStuff]

One we've been playing with is bok Choi and beans. We do bokchoi early. Plant the beans around and as the beans need more space we pull and eat / freeze bokchoi

[@GardeningInCanada]

Love that! Bok Choi is so tasty

[@southsidecarly7427]

Thanks for sharing the video, a lot of great tips

[@RevLetaLee]

I love your way of making it simple and sound easy. Glad to find you. I am thinking that leaving the legume vines in the ground maybe chopped up so the nitrogen stays in the soil?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea absolutely

[@j.b.6855]

I havent gotten into companion planting. But this year I placed some small totes under a trellis to see if the cucumbers do better with more room for roots. But there was a lot of room left over. So I planted some Marigold seeds on the outer edge of the totes. I dont think they will repel pests, but they are fantastic at attracting pollinators. Hopefully they will help cucumber production and melons on a trellis nearby.

[@CroneLife1]

Marigolds are decent for keeping deer away. They don't like the smell.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Nice! It will be interesting to see how it works out

[@mariem5990]

Great ideas , thank you.

[@kele1264]

I've used marigolds - "regular" ones and the giant African ones (so cool, so beautiful). I also planted bush basil. I don't know if it helped or not. But it looked really pretty!

[@DahVoozel]

I use borage as a trap crop and pollenator attractor. I leave it in place even when it is infested with aphids because that much prey attracts predatory insects.

[@blackmber]

I underestimated trap crops at first, but last year when I had planted turnips, kale, and tomatoes near each other, I noticed an interesting effect. When the flea beetles descended on my yard, they all went for the turnip leaves, particularly on one plant. The leaves that were once pristine and juicy suddenly looked like lace. When I decided to harvest that turnip, they went to the other turnips. The kale 3 feet away was still largely untouched. The tomato plants had no visible damage. This year, you can bet I planted turnips again. Your mileage may vary, as I can’t predict the preferences of your local bugs, but I fully recommend observing the behaviour of insects in your yard to see how to lure them away from your prized crops.

[@GardeningInCanada]

I love that idea!

[@cardstockcollector]

Thank You!

[@LeslieSpeights]

I intercrop with chives, shallots, garlic, and celery. My companions are tansy, herbs, zinnias, marigold, cosmos, beans, and hyssop. I trap with nasturtiums.

[@GardeningInCanada]

very nice!

[@marscents6194]

Thx girl great info

[@wildedibles819]

In my food forest style I've used all of these I have perennial borders in behind my garden that is a trap crop just taking out the bug covered ones I've used lettuce and peas as intercroping Right now I'm using pansys because they will die off in the heat after the peppers take off I've mixed up many types /styles of companion planting because I have no room just try things out lol I have lots of perennial plants to plant annual plants around

[@wildedibles819]

Lol garlic and roses :) It works some I plant it around everything really

[@GardeningInCanada]

Sounds awesome!

[@carissachristy9364]

Love this!

[@GardeningInCanada]

❤️❤️

[@midwestribeye7820]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@suzannespence8303]

love borage

[@mrscaldwell3147]

Wonderful information; you presented well, thank you; watching from Colorrado front range!

[@linda-MyLifeAndOtherAnecdotes]

I thought I was the only one! It just seemed to create sooooo much more work for me, I wasn’t feeling it.

[@eclecticbasil]

Love your channel

[@GardeningInCanada]

I am glad!

[@maralensoeur5378]

Can you just write a book! I love all your info, I learn so much!!!

[@MushroomMagpie]

I find creeping bell flower good to inter crop with. It takes over enough that the plants never get big enough for the pests to notice!

[@linda-MyLifeAndOtherAnecdotes]

Arugula became my inadvertent trap crop, that and corn salad. I’ve all but given up on leafy stuff. We are so overrun with earwigs here, I can’t stand the look of them anymore and eating lettuce they’ve infested churns my stomach so I may stick to growing lettuce indoors only and just keep arugula as my trap.

[@chrystalr7251]

I live in Florida. I am relatively new with gardening. I just got my first baby squash of the year. I don't companion garden yet.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Very nice! Container garden or beds?

[@ZaraWatsonmodel]

Brilliant info thank you. I'm very new to growing veg, first year and just winging it so far! Still mostly tiny seedlings indoors, i'm quite scared of planting them out into the big wide world of evil munching things! 🤦‍♀️ Also any companion plants ive sown are also just tiny seedlings! Think i might be a bit late to the party! 😁 But i'm in the uk where the weather is mostly rubbish and don’t have a greenhouse! Hopefully I'll fathem something out quickish! But thank you, fascinating and very clever information! 👏 😊🌻

[@ZaraWatsonmodel]

....But I must add I always assumed lettuce would be a really easy thing to grow, but mine are barely germinating and those that have look unhealthy and partly brown! They are not happy! 🤦‍♀️

[@wrongwayconway]

I always plant marigolds, zinnias, and basil in my tomato & pepper beds.

[@brianramsey3824]

I know we got different wild flowers but I'm wondering about wild flowers around veggies...warm season tomatoes peppers cucumbers and such

[@phil16woman64]

Will you discuss electroculture?

[@GtJrGrowsItAlaska]

HELLO From Alaska Zone4a

[@GardeningInCanada]

Hello! How is the garden planting going ?

[@waterkress4770]

Trying marigolds this year to see how well they keep rabbits away…

[@GardeningInCanada]

Ooo very nice. If you can grab a liquid blood meal that works wonders

[@kendravoracek3636]

💚💚

[@worminstool]

Old Rodale books from the 60's recommended basil among tomatoes. Not sure if it does anything, but I have the habit and cannot shake it.

[@GardeningInCanada]

I have heard about this one. They say the smell is a deterrent

[@kb1236]

Suppose to keep tomato horn worms away from tomatoes if basil is planted all around them

[@dwwcoder5048]

Hey soil Doc, which companion plants should I plant to lure ladybugs and lacewings?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Ooo they generally hang out on things that are bushier like mint, or flowers

[@jons5898]

Some new information here for me ! The area above your tomatoes looks like a spider web, probably deters burglars ! 🤔

[@mirkopg69]

Is hard and confusing 4 me so I will take steps by step for beginners and keep your tips for avoid next mistakes 😊

[@jackm4714]

Keep at it! Gardens get better over time, and EVERY gardener still has tough seasons! Good luck and God bless!

[@ewiggy24]

Do you have any thoughts on Miracle Grow shake and feed? It looks like a mix of organic and inorganic fertilizers, which seems just like something you'd like, except it's slow release and I know you like your liquid fertilizers.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea nothing wrong with it! Are you using it in containers on in beds?

[@Maria-ql3fc]

I’ve never had aphids on my nasturtiums, and they are perennials here.

[@GardeningInCanada]

nice. i dont had aphid problems. the only time i have had this was last year and they took out my celery

[@carolstuff]

👍

[@nomparfait]

I heard that Marigolds are good against nematodes.

[@GtJrGrowsItAlaska]

Onion 🌰 and garlic 👍🏾

[@GardeningInCanada]

Always! A garden staple

[@anibananni83]

I try to make a companion plants play both roles…companion and intercrop!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Love that!

[@michellestratford9753]

Supposedly marigolds keep the deer away, which are by far my biggest nuisance in the garden. Mind you, I haven't noticed success with it, but I continue to try, lol

[@MushroomMagpie]

Apparently irish spring soap chips work really well at deterring deer!

[@trollforge]

Interesting, I've never considered trap cropping with Nasturtium... Would it be possible & productive to cut the Nasturtiums back to an inch feed the cuttings & Aphids to the Chickens, and have the Nasturtiums grow back?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yes I don’t see why not! They are so prolific

[@mapofthesoultagme7143]

If I grow alfalfa and never cut them and grow veggies among them, can the alfalfa still benefit the other plants?🦄 like being a living mulch?

[@that_garden_gnome]

wouldn't it make more sense to use a natural bug killer sollution on the trap crop, and rinse it off after each dose does its thing instead of pulling it out repeatedly?

[@KatesGarden]

I find with my nasturtiums that I don’t need to pull the whole plant. I just take off the really bad leaves and stems. At that point in the summer the plant is well established and will grow back quickly. It might not work in all areas but it works a charm here. Happy gardening!

[@GardeningInCanada]

It’s honestly up to you. You can just chop the infected areas, spray or replant. Whatever you are comfortable with. If you have a prolific plant like basil, nasturtiums etc then you can definitely just snip.

[@rhoschellyn3240]

So what is the "this" in the titel/thumbnail you should companion plant with? I was expecting a tip, the name of a crop I should plant all over my garden. I did find the info she gave valuable, but still feel as if the question posed in the titel has not been answered... And it was for the answer that I clicked to view the video.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s just lettuce

[@brandonhorwath6351]

Most of the thistle I've pulled has been loaded with black aphids...

[@vikkiscott9296]

What is your opinion of comfrey as a nitrogen fixer

[@GardeningInCanada]

It’s not particularly great at that. Is does hyperaccumulate potassium though it appears

[@LIMABN]

'... The aphrodisiac of marigolds....' 😅

[@user-rn8wu5iy5d]

plant onions with your cruciferous veggies - cabbage moths and many other pests never bother your cruciferous again.

[@raitenoh]

after the egg myths busting, the marigold myths one :') i have trust issues now

[@LIMABN]

😂

[@GardeningInCanada]

HAHA

[@marcelacecil3036]

the main problem with marigolds is that they stink 😬