Companion Planting Square Foot Gardening Chart

Types of companion planting.

Companion planting square foot gardening chart. The planting calendars show when to start seed indoors transplant outdoors or sow seeds directly outside for every usda hardiness zone 2 through 12. The exact placement of these companion plantings in your square foot garden is important. Square foot gardening for example attempts to protect plants from many normal gardening problems by packing them as closely together as possible which is facilitated by using companion plants which can be closer. Whilst keeping in mind that each adjoining square should be a good neighbour.

If the chart says red the plants don t work well together. Except for growth and fruiting plants are relatively idle objects. This is the most important concept behind companion planting. Enter your email below if you d like to receive a copy.

Companion planting garden map. Now s the time where my dad pipes. See the list at the bottom plant relationships. See our companion planting chart for advice on popular vegetables.

See plant list and more details about this garden here. Mel wanted every gardener experienced or beginner to have a great experience when growing their own food. There are a number of systems and ideas using companion planting. On the other hand some special pairings do exactly the opposite.

Green means go and red means stop. Companion gardening kitchen garden southwestern cuisine themed garden inspired by the three sisters companion planting method. To keep it all straight i created this companion planting chart and planned my square foot garden boxes based the chart. White garlic and onions repel a plethora of pests and make excellent neighbors for most garden plants but the growth of beans and peas is stunted in their presence.

Plants need good companions to thrive. Time tested garden wisdom holds that certain plants grown close together become helpmates. In order to make growing a garden easier we have put together a plant spacing chart to help you. Not all plants get along.

Plants that are not compatible with each other are sometimes called combatants. They are rooted in one spot and don t seem to have much control over their. I hope it helps you decide what to plant as well. Some compete with one another for nutrients or attract harmful pests that can be detrimental to certain plant neighbors.

How to companion plant within a square foot garden the secret is to treat each square as a separate growing space more like a 12 inch by 12 inch pot. Using this chart it s easy enough to interplant companion plants in your garden. 7 11 x 3 11 garden type. Here are a few.

While they re simple to use we do get a few questions about them from time to time so we thought we d give you this primer. The awesome planting charts in the back of the square foot gardening books are a tremendous help. Proper plant spacing can help reduce plant disease and maintain healthy plant. Square foot gardening allows you to plant much closer.

Companion gardening kitchen garden garden location. In addition to the companion planting chart the toolkit includes a garden journal plot plan template planting calendars and more.