17 - Friday, May 5, 1989 -— North Shore News

Companion planting
has beneficial effects

IN THE plant world, some plants
enjoy each other’s company,
others are allies some are
downright enemies.

If you can Tecognize which
plants make good companions and
which ones don’t, you can actually
increase the amount of fruit,
vegetables, flowers and herbs your
garden produces.

Mést of the information on
companion planting comes from
garden lore; science doesn’t have a
firm answer for all the cases yet.

The beneficial effects of compa-
nion planting may be caused by
root exudates that stimulate
growth of one or both compa-
nions; or to some protective fac-
tors in one plent that suppress soil
diseases harmful to the other; or
even to a beneficial shade, thrown
by one on the other.

Companion planting also
disrupts an insect’s ability to find
its favorite vegetabies.

In the following list, compa-
nions are those vegetables that,
when planted together, are mutuz:-
ly beneficial; allies are the herbs
and flowers that provide protec-
tion or improve the growth of cer-
tain vegetables; and enemies are
other vegetables, herbs and flowers
that can cause detrimental effects

when planted near certain
vegetables.

; companions: basil,
parsley, tomato; allies: pot
marigolds.

Beans: companions: beets (bush
beans only), cabbage family, car-
tot, celery, chard, corn, cucumber,
eggplant, peas, potatoes, radishes,
strawberries; allies: marigolds,
nasturtiums, rosemary, summer
savory; enemies: garlic, onions and
shallots.

Cabbage family: companions:
beets, celery, chard, cucumber, let-
tuce, onions, potatoes, spinach;
allies; chamomile and garlic, cat-
nip, hyssop, rosemary and sage,
dill, mint, nasturtiums, thyme;
enemies: kohirabi and tomatoes.

Carrots: companions: beans, let-
tuce, onions, peas, peppers,
radishes and tomatoes; allies:
chives, rosemary and sage;
enemies: dill.

Chard: companions:
cabbage family and onions.

Cucumbers: companions: beans,
cabbage family, corn, peas,
radishes and tomatoes; allies:
marigolds, nasturtizms, oregano;
enemies: sage.

Lettuce: companions: beets,

beans,

- cabbage family, carrots, onions,

radishes and. strawberries; allies:

Cutting grass is for

IF YOU are the owner of a home
which has a large yard, you are
fortunatc indeed.

You may not: think fortunate is
quite the right word though,’ as
you push the Jawn- mower once
more across that green expanse.

However, with a little planning
and some special plantings from
your local nursery, you will not
only decrease the amount of grass

which seems to endlessly need cut-
ting, you'll attract birds and
perbaps bu butterflies.

“You must agree, sitting and
watching birds and butterflies
beats grass cutting as a backyard

7? says biologist Alan

: pastime,
Watson at the University of

Guelph's arboretum.

To help you in your pursuit of
backyard bliss, it is important to
consider what aspects of plants will

chives and garlic.

Onions: companions: beets,
cabbage family, carrots, chard,
lettuce, peppers, strawberries and
tomatoes; allies: chamomile and
summer savory; enemies: peas and
beans.

Parsley: companions: asparagus,
corm and tomatoes.

Peas: companions: deans, car-
rots, corm, cucumbers, radishes
and turnip; allies: chives and mint;
enemies: garlic and onions.

Peppers: companions: carrots,
eggplant, onion and tomatoes.

Potatoes: companions: beans,
cabbage family, corn, eggplant and
peas; allies: horseradish (plant at
corners of potato patch to provide
general protection), and marigolds;
enemies: tomatoes.

Radishes: companions: beans,
carrots, cucumbers,
melons and peas; allies: chervil and
nasturtiums; enemies: hyssop.

Tomatoes: companions: aspara-
gus, carrots, celery, cucumbers,
onions, parsley and peppers; allies:
basil, bee balm, chives, mint,
borage, dill (an ally, only until it is
mature; once mature, dill stunts

tomato growth), and marigolds;

enemies: corn, mature, dill,
kohlrabi and potatoes.

the birds
attract birds. ;

These include cover, food, and
nesting material.

The cover can be important
from the standpoint of safe places
for birds to nest (robins and cardi-
nals will nest in thick vines), to of-
fering areas where birds can roost
at night, or escape the neighbor’s

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