Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden

2021 AHS Book Award Winner

Companion planting has a long history of use by gardeners, but the explanation of why it works has been filled with folklore and conjecture. Plant Partners delivers a research-based rationale for this ever-popular growing technique, offering dozens of ways you can use scientifically tested plant partnerships to benefit your whole garden. Through an enhanced understanding of how plants interact with and influence each other, this guide suggests specific plant combinations that improve soil health and weed control, decrease pest damage, and increase biodiversity, resulting in real and measurable impacts in the garden.

Author: Jessica Walliser
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 12/22/2020
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 8.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781635861334
Language: English