Companion Plants

Properly spaced tomato plants are likely to be healthier and produce a larger harvest than those that are overcrowded or too widely spaced. Tomato spacing depends on two factors; what types of tomatoes you’re growing and how you plan on supporting the plants. Once you have those key pieces of information, it’s easy to figure out how far apart to plant tomatoes. How far apart to plant tomatoes: Why tomato spacing is important There are four main reasons to aim for well-spaced tomato plants: Di

I consider choosing companion plants for kohlrabi to be equal parts creativity and practicality, with a smidgen of folk wisdom sprinkled in. Kohlrabi, Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, is a brassica, and it’s one of the oddest-looking cole crops you can grow. It sports an above-ground bulb in purple or light green that sprouts stalks of the same color with green leaves. You’ll need to get a little creative in finding either vegetables or cool-season ornamentals that will

When I consider the best daffodil companion plants, I think of the way these vivid yellow flowers draw kindly people to me. I am fortunate to live on a plot of land of more than an acre, and each spring a succession of daffodils shoot up and burst forth in glorious gold, yellow, deep orange, and cream. A number of these bulbs came from my mother, who faithfully divided her naturalized planting of dozens until it became hundreds. When she and my dad moved from our childhood

Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme Do you love the idea of picking sweet, ripe tomatoes fresh from the vine but aren’t sure how to begin? Cherry tomatoes are great plants to start with. Rewarding for the new and experienced gardener alike, they’re wonderfully productive and easy to grow – a single plant can produce a reliable crop of bite-sized fruits from early summer until fall. Hearty and vigorous plants, the pretty fruits grow in large clusters i