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What Flowers Should You Not Plant Near Your Vegetables? Whether you’re planting flower companion plants or trap crops, there are some plants that simply should not be mixed. You won’t like the results!
- Comfrey. BOTANICAL NAME: Symphytum officinale. HARDINESS RATING: H7. PLANT TYPE: perennial. FLOWERS: pink, purple and creamy yellow. FLOWERING SEASON(S): spring / summer.
- English Lavender. BOTANICAL NAME: Lavandula angustifolia. HARDINESS RATING: H5. PLANT TYPE: shrub / herb. FLOWERS: purple. FLOWERING SEASON(S): summer. English lavender is famed for attracting bees and other pollinators, as anyone who has grown it can attest.
- Sweet Pea. BOTANICAL NAME: Lathyrus odoratus. HARDINESS RATING: H3. PLANT TYPE: annual / climber. FLOWERS: purple, pink, red blue and white. FLOWERING SEASON(S): summer / autumn.
- Daisy. BOTANICAL NAME: Bellis perennis. HARDINESS RATING: H7. PLANT TYPE: perennial. FLOWERS: white and pink tinges with yellow centres. FLOWERING SEASON(S): spring / summer.
The practice of using trap crops (plants that draw insects to them rather than nearby vegetable plants) and companion planting (using certain plants to mutually benefit each other’s growth) is fascinating. I practice the basics both in how I plant my veggies and which flowers I plant where.
- Jeff Somers
- Radishes. What’s great about radishes is they make do with whatever soil you have to work with, and they grow incredibly fast—literally in three to four weeks.
- Lettuce. All garden greens (including spinach and arugula) grow very easily—and very quickly—but lettuce is probably the easiest. A cool-weather crop, just plant your seeds in the spring and fall, water them regularly, and in about 4 weeks you’ll have gorgeous baby lettuces popping up, ready to eat.
- Green beans. Green beans are not only delicious, but they store well. They can be frozen or pickled, so if your bumper crop of green beans is a little too bumper (which can certainly happen, as they’re easy to grow) you don’t have to mulch them.
- Onions. Onions are incredibly useful in the kitchen, and incredibly easy to grow. You can either buy dormant bulbs, which will mature faster, or start with seeds.
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
- Tomatoes with tagetes. French marigolds (Tagetes patula) give off a distinctive smell that whitefly hate – so planting them under tomatoes, especially in the greenhouse, helps keep this pest at bay.
- Dwarf French beans with kale. Kales and cabbages thrive on the extra nitrogen beans draw into the soil from the air; in return, they provide sturdy, natural support.
- Carrots with leeks. Carrot flies can zero in on a crop from a mile away with one sniff of crushed foliage, so growing pungent alliums, such as leeks, acts as a protective barrier.
- Brussels sprouts with nasturtiums. Nasturtiums can swamp low-growing crops but they're ideal companions for taller plants. They cover bare ground and lure aphids away from brassicas onto themselves.
Mar 18, 2024 · What is the difference between successional sowing and planting? Successional sowing is a common tool in a vegetable garden to get longer harvests. It is especially useful with lots of fast-growing vegetables, such as growing radishes, peas, beets, and lettuce.
Nov 8, 2021 · Learn how to successfully sow pea seeds and get the best from your bean plants this season to enjoy sweet and crunchy harvests of edible pods and peas. Here’s everything you need to know to grow bumper crops of peas and beans from plugs or seeds, with specific, step-by-step growing advice and juicy top tips!
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