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Mrs Schneider planted her tomatoes right next to her potatoes — and wondered why both got sickly. Companion planting is less esoteric than people say, but a few pairs are pure gold, and a few anti-pairs are worth knowing. Here's everything I've gathered in tables, examples, and field notes.
May 18, 2026 · 3 min read
A companion-planting table to print: good neighbours, bad neighbours, three all-rounders. Plus the five pairs that get you 80 % of the effect — if you only want to remember five.
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May 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Planting too close together is the most common beginner mistake — and it costs you half your harvest. Here are the exact spacings for 25 typical raised-bed plants, compact in one table.
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May 1, 2026 · 7 min read
Companion planting sounds like a biochemistry degree. It isn't. Fifteen pairing rules, three team players, three loners — and a story about my bed in 2023.
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March 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Companion planting sounds like esoterica. It's actually just chemistry and biology — and you really need to know three rules.
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