Why Companion Planting Works (The Science Behind The Magic)

This information is so helpful, Kevin. Thank you! I'm learning so much from you and your team. And, I'm soooo happy you bought Botanical Interests seed company! I have purchased their seeds for years, and I'm grateful that their good name and company is awesome new hands.

I love this was looking into a well ago

How do you get a list of all the companion plants

Are you saying let cucumber plants grow up with tomato plants

I planted sunflowers next to my chilli's

I ave mariold and nasturtium all ove my garden! And, its sooooooo easy to keep te seeds!

we need more of these types of video Kev, the popular produce / herbs usually bought in supermarkets / farmers markets and the ideal companion plant/s to them. I love me some tomatoes but it's only now that I realize I should be planting companion plants with them to improve their output and longevity.

I like to use sunflowers to fix nitrogen and harvest the stems for sturdy, biodegradable trellises. They also attract pollinators like crazy!

Thank you Kevin!! I am learning so much!

QUESTION: can you do a video for the climate of Quebec Canada?
For example…. Plants that can be moved in doors in the fall months? I have moved my strawberry plants indoors during our cold Canadian months
Thank you Kevin

😢 I’ve given up. I live too far in the country to keep fighting deer. I’ve spent $1000 of dollars just to feed the devils on 4 legs. So I’ll just keep watching your videos to get my gardening fix. Thanks for all you do.

I'm saving this to watch later, again and again! So much information presented so concisely, thank you!

Early in this video you mentioned Purslane- which led me to a thought. When I first started planting the raised beds at my new property, I had lots of voluntary "weeds". After some ID work, I discovered all were edible. Even ragweed has a medicinal use- but I pull it. Whenever Shiso (Chinese Basil) or lamb's quarters, or dayflower, or purslane, or whatever overshadows my beds- I just make a meal of them! (In the case of Shiso- they go through the dehydrator for cooking herbs.) The "weeds" keep down lesser weeds, like ragweed, and become a tasty treat for me. Purslane is quite good, BTW.

would love to see a series on this. im in GA and the pests DESCEND. it's annihilation. been planting a ton of flowers, hope the side benefit is bringing in things like parasitic wasps that eat things like aphids, thrips. but man.... white fly, spider mites.............. D:

but i think you could do a series around common crops, common pest pressure, and the types of companion plants that either confuse them by smell, deter by chemicals in ground, or like flowers that support the bugs that will bring the pest numbers down.

like.... umbrella shaped 'landing pad' kind of flowers host specific things like parasitic wasps, so like... dill, queen anne's lace, carrots, echinacea, etc is good near roses. especially white or light colored ones because thrips attack them most. (((just one example. i don't have veg in ground i based my recent research around aphids and thrips)))

Where does one buy cow peas? Is there a specific variety to try to find?

I'm just starting to get into gardening, and would like to say " thank you" with all the videos

Good Information. Thank you!!

Good information. Thank you!!

Legumes will only form the nitrogen nodulesif the bacteria strain(s) that varieties form symbiosis with is already present in the soil!

Look at spontaneous legumes growing, if they're installed it's likely those strains are already present. If not, it could be useful to plant a few sacrificial ones, and uproot them to look for these nodules in the roots. If you crush them, they'll be pink/salmon inside.

Very informative. Thank you. This is an interesting subject for me ❤

Clover is a great legume for companion planting. It fixes nitrogen, prevents erosion, shades roots, and attracts pollinators.