Companion planting is the practice of planting different types of plants near each other to benefit both the plants and the garden as a whole. The idea is that certain plants help each other grow, ...

Try surfing the internet for information on companion planting and expect to be amazed at all the different recommendations. Home gardeners, websites, and garden sites all weigh in offering advice but ...

The Garden Planner team spent months researching the best companion planting combinations for your garden. The result: A fantastic new companion planting feature that makes companion planting a cinch.

Companion planting can help you grow healthier and more productive plants without harsh pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. This gardening technique has been used for generations to naturally boost ...

Q: How does companion planting work? A: Companion planting has been around for a long time, so most of the early evidence was anecdotal in nature. Eventually, companion planting was scientifically ...

Learn the best companion vegetables and what vegetables grow well together for specific plant combinations. Companion planting means growing two or more different plants in close proximity for a ...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular, if not the most popular, crops in our vegetable gardens, although, as you probably know, they’re technically a fruit. Juicy, fragrant, and just so satisfying to ...

The end of summer is the perfect time to get your fall garden situated right before hunkering down for the first frost. Companion planting — the practice of growing certain plants together for mutual ...

Some folks remember that jingle from a fad that started in 1970s, chia pets. Chia pets are clay figures of cows, dogs, etc., covered with moistened chia seeds that resemble hair or fur when they ...

If you're planning to plant some corn in your garden this year, you might be looking for other plants to pair with it. The good thing is that corn has plenty of potential companion plants, so you can ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post Cheery marigolds are a powerful companion in the vegetable garden. They secrete a substance through their roots that helps ...

My Sicilian grandmother always planted basil next to her tomatoes. She claimed the basil made the tomatoes taste sweeter. Grandma never spent time in the library researching scientific articles on ...