Weekend Gardener Valle Novak explores adaptable spring planting approaches that blend beauty, accessibility, and practical ...

Discover how companion planting, intercropping, and sustainable practices like soil care and natural pest control create ...

Like humans, good plant companions bring out the best in each other. Throughout the forest, certain plants need the same resources and will cause competition between plants. In contrast, companion ...

Many claims of benefits from companion planting (growing two crops together) are no more than wishful thinking. Tangible benefits, however, come from intercropping (also known as relay planting, ...

Companion planting can help you grow healthier and more productive plants without harsh pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. This gardening technique has been used for generations to naturally boost ...

Like bush beans, snap peas (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon) add growth-boosting nitrogen to the soil and shade cilantro plants from excessive sun and heat. Both cilantro and peas can be planted in ...

DEPENDING ON WHO you ask, companion planting is either a brilliant garden strategy or yet another case of horticulture hooey. History tells us that Native Americans combined plantings of beans, squash ...

Some folks remember that jingle from a fad that started in 1970s, chia pets. Chia pets are clay figures of cows, dogs, etc., covered with moistened chia seeds that resemble hair or fur when they ...