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Today we’re going to talk about two of Gardner’s favorite plants to grow . Almost everybody loves tomatoes and Zucchini . Today in part two if the series companion planting\u00a0 we’ll talk about\u00a0 tomatoes and zucchini.\u00a0 They go together well in a dish they are great in salads raw or cooked in sauces and especially my favourite, Italian foods.<\/p>\n
Leafy Vegitables<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Plant lettuce varieties in the vacant spots in your garden bed. The shade-loving Root Vegetables<\/strong><\/span> Parsley<\/strong><\/span> Borage<\/strong><\/span> As important as it is to know whatPlants to Avoid in a Tomato Garden plants work cohesively in a vegetable Best Zucchini Companion Plants<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Borage<\/strong><\/span> Radishes<\/span><\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n FGarlic<\/span><\/strong> Peas<\/span><\/strong><\/span> Mint<\/span><\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nasturtiums<\/strong><\/span> INSECT TIP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Remember earwigs are actually a gardeners friend. Earwigs<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Eat\u00a0Aphids<\/b><\/span>. … The destructive earworm pest is the equivalent of the tomato fruit-worm. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poor Zucchini Companion Plants<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Pumpkins Hand pollinating requires you to beat the bees, which means you must be an early riser.?\u270c<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Potatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n In the third and final article of this series, Companion Planting we will talk about potatoes and strawberries. Of course strawberries as you all know are one of my all-time favorite plants and fruits to grow. At Aladay Organic Farms we had specials every year with strawberry plants, the beer root strawberry plants we would sell. So be sure to tune in for part three of our series Companion Planting.<\/p>\n Until Next Time…<\/p>\n Happy Gardening…<\/p>\n Photos by Aaron Aveiro….some photos are photos of photos found in the public domain on Google images.<\/p>\n Content by Aaron Aveiro and Kellogg Garden Products PDF on Companion Planting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sources: Personal Experiences,\u00a0 \u00a0 Kellogg Garden Products<\/a>, Grow Veg<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Best Tomato Companion Plants Today we’re going to talk about two of Gardner’s favorite plants to grow . Almost everybody loves tomatoes and Zucchini . Today in part two if the series companion planting\u00a0 we’ll talk about\u00a0 tomatoes and zucchini.\u00a0 They go together well in a dish they are great in salads raw or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,3,28,27,19,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-companion-planting","category-gardening","category-herbs","category-kellogg-garden-products","category-the-grow-network","category-uncategorized"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.1","language":"ru","enabled_languages":["en","es","de","fr","ru"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"de":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"fr":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ru":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":460,"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434\/revisions\/460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nplants will enjoy the cover that tall tomato plant provide and the low growing
\nlettuce will act as a living mulch, protecting the soil from erosion, nutrient
\ndepletion, and regulate soil moisture.<\/p>\n
\nA wide variety of root vegetables make ideal tomato companion plants because
\nthey rely heavily on phosphorous to develop strong root systems. With tomato
\nplants feeding heavily on nitrogen from the garden soil, the root vegetables can
\nfocus more on root development than on greenery. Root vegetables coexist
\nwell in the garden together because they do not compete with each other for soil nutrients.<\/p>\n
\nAttract hoverflies to your vegetable garden by inserting some parsley plants
\naround the bed. These beneficial insects feed on many of the destructive
\ngarden pests that seek out and destroy tomato crops.<\/p>\n
\nPlant some borage as a tomato companion plant in your garden to bolster the
\noverall health of your garden which, like basil, can add superior flavor quality to
\nyour ripened tomatoes. As an added bonus, borage is an organic repellant of
\nhornworms and cabbage worms.
\nBest Tomato Companion Plants
\nMarigolds
\nScatter vibrant marigolds in your vegetable garden. Not only do they add color
\nand cheer, but they can counteract root rot on tomato vines caused by
\ndestructive nematodes, tomato worms, and slugs.<\/p>\nPlants to Avoid in a Tomato Garden<\/span><\/h3>\n
\ngarden, it is equally important to understand what plants do not make good
\ntomato companion plants.
\nTomatoes just do not work well with all crops, and a poor combination might
\ndiminish your yield and affect the health of your tomatoes.
\nAvoid this short list of plants that can bestow adverse effects on your hard-
\nearned tomato crop.
\nCabbage and Broccoli<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nCabbage and members of the Cabbage family of plants can inhibit the growth
\nof tomato plants.
\nFennel<\/strong><\/span>
\nThis tricky plant releases a substance from its root system that impeded the
\ngrowth of tomatoes and many other plants. It\u2019s best to plant this plant in a pot
\ninstead of placing them in a companion bed with other crops.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200703_132626-150x150.jpg\")
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\nBorage is an herb that works double duty as zucchini companion plants in the
\ngarden. Not only does borage repel voracious insects, but it also attracts
\nbeneficial bugs and honeybees to pollinate your zucchini flowers.
\nBeans<\/strong><\/span>
\nBush beans work well to repel garden beetles and other pests that bore into
\nzucchini plants and vines. Beans also release beneficial nitrogen back into the
\nsoil as they grow, which feeds nearby zucchini and boosts their fruit
\nproduction<\/p>\n
\nRadishes make a great companion to zucchini because they deter squash vine
\nborers and beetles from making their way into the zucchini patch. These
\ndestructive pests will quickly cause demise in your crop if not kept at bay.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20200630_093152-150x150.jpg\")
\nGarlic dissuades damaging aphids from the garden area, which have been
\nknown to wreak havoc on zucchini and their leaves.
\nParsley<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nParsley is a fragrant herb that works to deter pests that tend to plague the
\nzucchini garden.
\nSpinach<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nSpinach and zucchini are mutually beneficial to each other. Zucchini provides
\nprotection and shade from the heat of summer, and zucchini reaps the benefits
\nof the nutrients that spinach releases back into the soil.<\/p>\n
\nPeas, much like bean plants, release beneficial nitrogen back into the soil, which
\nhelps zucchini grow because they are heavy feeders. This exchange helps to
\ncounteract soil depletion.
\nCorn![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200703_132412-150x150.jpg\")
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\nCorn assists in keeping destructive vine borers out of the garden.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200630_081549-150x150.jpg\")
\nMint can drive away tiny aphids that feed on zucchini and other veggies.
\nCorn<\/p>\n
\nNasturtiums are a colorful and vibrant addition to any garden, and they attract
\nbeneficial pollinators to the garden. The nasturtium plant is adored by the
\nhighly destructive pest, the aphid. Through smart companion planting, you can
\npurposefully use the nasturtium plant as a host and sacrifice them to help
\nprotect nearby plants that are bothered by aphids..<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Forficula-auricularia-122-adulte-C-900-150x150.jpg\")
Earwigs live in moist, dark places, such as on the fringes of the compost heap or amid mulch. Earwigs are highly effective predators of many tiny insects, including aphids and other common pests. In most cases earwigs harmlessly go about keeping our enemies in check, so if they aren\u2019t doing any harm, leave them be. Earwigs love to hunt in ivy, thickets of weeds and piles of leaves and debris, so grow susceptible plants away from their favorite haunts.<\/p>\n![\"Earw\"](\"http:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-28-07-39-32-150x150.png\")
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\nPlanting plants together that are susceptible to the same pests can decimate an entire garden.<\/p>\n
\nPumpkins and squash are from the same family and can cross-pollinate with
\neach other, resulting in poorly formed fruit. You see how to hand pollinate your squash here.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aladaymobilemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200630_082429-150x150.jpg\")
\nIt is not a good idea to plant potatoes with zucchini plants because both plants
\nare prone to the same garden pests, and interplanting them makes them more
\nsusceptible to infestation. In addition, potatoes are heavy feeders that can
\ndeplete large amounts of nutrients from the soil..<\/p>\n