Companion Planting Chart

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KNOW YOUR ENEMY...
IN THE GARDEN

July brings sun, hot temperatures and warm soil for planting. Guess what? The warm soil tells the garden pests it’s time to emerge and start mating and laying eggs on their favorite plants. The eggs hatch and the larvae and the parents have a grand buffet of maturing crops. (CLICK LINK BELOW FOR FULL ARTICLE)
Know your enemy...in the garden: The Colorado potato beetle.

COMPANION PLANTING

Companion planting is placing various crops near each other to benefit the plants as well as neighboring plants. Companion planting helps deter pests, keeps soil healthy, and improves flavors. This is symbiosis at its best. (CLICK LINK BELOW FOR FULL ARTICLE)
Companion Planting Chart see link at top of this page.

SPROUTS AND MICROGREENS

It’s finally March and starting to get warmer with longer, sunny days. It’s not as warm as we desire, but we now have longer days. The wind is still cold, and the nights dip into the 30s, but at least we’re getting closer to the magic date of March 20, the first day of spring. (CLICK LINK BELOW FOR FULL ARTICLE)

Spring Is Just Around The Corner

It’s finally March and starting to get warmer with longer, sunny days. It’s not as warm as we desire, but we now have longer days. The wind is still cold, and the nights dip into the 30s, but at least we’re getting closer to the magic date of March 20, the first day of spring. (CLICK LINK BELOW FOR FULL ARTICLE)