Apart from looking good together, certain combinations of plants can provide a healthier growing environment. Here are a few tried-and-tested pairings:
• Mediterranean herbs, such as rosemary, thyme and lemon thyme. Rosemary is useful for deterring cats, and a handful of crushed lemon thyme is good for repelling mosquitoes
• French marigolds with mixed salad leaves – the flowers help to deter whitefly
• Tomatoes and basil – because they’re so often eaten together
• Figs and thyme – another great flavour combination
• Fruit trees and nasturtiums – the flowers will attract aphids and keep them away from your other plants
• Purple kale with French marigolds – the flowers help to repel beetles
• Carrots with chives – the herb helps to deter carrot fly…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2020