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 ...

Discover how companion planting, intercropping, and sustainable practices like soil care and natural pest control create ...

The key to growing a successful garden is being diligent about planning. While you may like the way a plant looks in one area of your yard, it doesn't necessarily mean that's where the greenery will ...

It’s a fact of life that certain things are infinitely better when paired together: wine and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, chips and guacamole. But this logic doesn’t apply solely in the kitchen.

Planting specific herbs next to certain crops can be helpful in the garden. Planting specific herbs next to certain crops can be helpful with pest control, weed management, and more. Aired 07/27/2022 ...

There is a lot of choice when it comes to growing squash. That includes picking from the many varieties, with different shapes, sizes, and colors, deciding whether to grow in the ground or containers, ...

If your homegrown herbs are fizzling failures, the problem might their friend group. You think I’m joking. Turns out, and this was news to me, herbs are like people. Just as we have friends who bring ...

If you have ever looked through a seed catalog, you have seen a wide variety of tomato types. In the most recent Burpee catalog, there are over 10 pages of tomatoes! There are: early varieties, late ...

Determining the best companion plants for the vegetables in my garden has been really confusing. Companion planting is one of those subjects which seems to motivate the creation of charts and ...

Broccoli is a popular cool-weather plant and a wonderful addition to any vegetable garden. Like many other cruciferous vegetables, pests like to munch on young broccoli seedlings throughout maturity, ...

Companion planting as an organic strategy of gardening can minimize chemical usage and benefit the desired crop plant. Most companion plants are highly aromatic due to the release of volatile ...