Cilantro serves as a powerful companion plant in the vegetable garden, attracting beneficial insects that prey on insect pests of a variety of crops, including tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes, beans and more.
Skip the grocery store produce section. Learn how easy it is to plant and grow tender, sweet broccoli in your own garden this season.
Plan on growing radishes in spring and fall. Slice them into salads for a peppery punch, roast them to caramelize their flavors or eat them with salt, butter and a fresh baguette for a delicious snack.
Carrots are one of the trickiest, but most rewarding, vegetables to grow at home. Try companion planting techniques for a more successful carrot crop this year.
Homegrown sweet and hot peppers top most gardeners' wish lists for the summer garden. Learn companion planting techniques that may protect your peppers from pests and boost your harvest.
For as many squash varieties as there are to grow, there are just as many problems that plague squash plants. Learn companion planting techniques to protect your precious squash.
One of the most beautiful vegetable garden plants, eggplant can be plagued by pests like flea beetles. Try companion planting techniques to protect your eggplant crop.
Zucchini plants will produce loads of fruit if they don't get taken down by common pests and diseases. Try companion planting techniques to boost your zucchini harvest.
Onions are easy to grow and so ueful in the kitchen. Learn what other vegetables and herbs grow well with onions in the garden.
Boost your okra harvest by planting with companion plants, plus learn about creative ways to use okra in the garden.
Beets are relatively easy to grow but they can benefit from being planted before and after certain other garden crops.
Grow a better crop of watermelon by trying out companion planting techniques.
Discover companion planting techniques to boost your crop of cucumbers and avoid common pests like cucumber beetles and squash bugs.
These days, most apple trees aren’t grown from seed, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try. If you’ve got gardening ambitions to rival Johnny Appleseed’s, here’s how to go about it.
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