Here is a list I am compiling about companion plants to the plants I have:

• Apple Tree = ring of chives to discourage apple scab
• Cantaloupe =
• Eggplant = Beans
• Grapes =
• Honeydew =
• Peppers, sweet = Basil, okra
• Peppers, hot =
• Raspberries = garlic, rue, tansy
• Rhubarb =
• Roses = garlic
• Squash = Nasturtium, corn
• Strawberries = plant with borage, onions, spinach, bush beans, lettuce
• Tomatoes = basil or thyme, nasturtium, chives, onion, parsley, asparagus, marigold, carrots, lima beans
• Zucchini =

• Tarragon enhances growth of most garden vegetables
• Nasturtium helps fruit trees

I thought I had planned so carefully because I can be a compulsive planner. {Not always the best planner though.} I finally figured out where I wanted everything to go, and had planned to do square foot gardens in my planter boxes. I even went and bought a bunch of my plants.

Turns out, I didn’t plan for companion plants. Now all of a sudden my sister-in-law is telling me how certain plants can’t be planted next to each other, and a pamphlet from the nursery is telling me all sorts of things about what plants nearby can either help or hinder your plants.

Things may still be ok, but I have to sift through all this new {to me} information before I decide final spots for my new plants now.

My goodness! So many things to think about and figure out!