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Vegetable Garden Layout - Companion Plants

If you're planning for a vegetable garden layout, one of the most important factors that you should consider is companion planting. Companion planting is an age-old practice that's proved to be beneficial to commercial farmers and home gardeners alike. The principle is easy: plant two or more plants together to create a balanced ecosystem where all plants can support and benefit from their neighbors. By companion planting, you are creating biodiversity in your garden that promotes an overall healthy environment for your plants to grow and thrive.

Some of the known benefits of companion planting are:

One: Higher crop yields. In most cases, vegetables will grow faster and produce twice as much when they are surrounded with companion plants. Some believe that even the taste and flavors are enhanced due to companion planting.

Two: Pest Control. Plants release natural substances that repel certain pests. If your vegetable is frequently infested by a particular pest, planting companion plants that repel this pest aids greatly in organic pest control.

Three: Attract Beneficial Insects. If plants release substances that are pest-repellant in nature, they can also emit natural chemicals that attract beneficial insects. These beneficial insects are also great help in pest management and promote pollination in some plants.

Four: Improve Garden Landscape. Nature is beautiful because plants grow not in large patches but are scattered and diversified in a single area. The same applies to gardens as well. If you plan it well, different textures, colors, shapes and sizes give it a more natural and balanced look.

About the author: If you'd like to know more about companion planting and how you can use it to achieve a beautiful and functional vegetable garden layout, please visit: http://theorganicgardeningsecrets.com.

Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/gardening-articles/vegetable-garden-layout-companion-plants-2529146.html

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    Any great backyard flower garden layouts?
    My first backyard (long rectangular shape with trees in corners) and I really want to design a great flower garden layout.

    Anyone know of any websites with great garden layouts? I want neat ideas.

    Thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      Well a pathway down the middle is a great idea. Putting some retaining walls along the side and planting them with perennials can make for a beautiful landscape with less maintenance. A Trellis or a seating area in the middle can be a great way to make use of this narrow area and can be used for entertainment.

      I have helped people with similar shaped areas and I designed in a fire pit in the middle. Or if you have an unused area possible put a grilling area or a fire pit. So much can be done with little spaces. My website has some real good ideas for design and maintenance.

      www.arbordoctor.net

      Click on landscape 101 and enjoy

  2. QUESTION:
    Garden plans / layouts...good sources?
    Hi...I'm wanting to do my flower garden a little different this year, and I was wondering where I could find some good layout pictures and ideas? Like a website,or a magazine,or just any ideas you may have. I have a veggie garden too, so any ideas for that are welcome as well :)
    Thanks in advance!

    • ANSWER:
      Just google "free garden designs" you will get a big selection to chose from. both flower, veg and mixed garden schemes.

      Beulah

  3. QUESTION:
    Can you give me advice? Creating my first flower garden...?
    My soil is ready, I've done some research on flowers & I think I'm going shopping today to start buying! I have a large space to fill, and I'm just nervous on how to make the layout look nice. Any advice? And if you have any general flowers (or anything) that you'd recommend to a first timer, what are they?
    I live in North Carolina - near the coast. I'm sure that makes a difference, so just in case, I wanted to make sure I added it!

    • ANSWER:
      Grow morning glories in the background. You can let them grow up on strings. Put zinnias or cosmos in front of the morning glories and phlox or moss roses(a succulent, not a rose) in front of the zinnias. All of these are very easy to grow.

      moss roses(short, good ground cover)
      http://www.mtocomputers.net/graphics/moss-rose1.jpg

      phlox(a little taller than moss roses and very fragrant)
      http://www.bluebells-garten.de/assets/images/Phlox.jpg

      zinnias(some varierties are as tall as four feet)
      http://www.azurs.net/photos/etat_des_zinnias.jpg

      cosmos
      http://www.agentsolutions.ca/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/cosmos.jpg?w=125

      morning glories(beautiful background for other flowers)
      http://users.htcomp.net/ross/images/Morning%20Glories2%2004.jpg

  4. QUESTION:
    Chelsea Flower Show?
    What is the principle reason you would visit The RHS Chelsea Flower Show

    a) to see garden designs and layouts?
    b) to see the latest gardening products?
    c) to witness the floral colour cascades and scents?

    A general question from the Rainsmart team

    • ANSWER:
      I have visited Chelsea on several occasions and all of the above reasons apply but a) & b) more than c)

  5. QUESTION:
    Does anyone know a site i can make a layout for my garden?
    I need to make a layout so my grandma can design a couple great flower beds for my yard.

    • ANSWER:
      Better homes & garden also has a garden planner.
      Here's a free interactive landscaping website from Better Homes & Gardens. You'll have register to log on to their website (You don't need to buy anything or subscribe to their magazine).
      "Plan-a-Garden lets you design anything from a patio-side container garden to your whole yard. Use your mouse to "drag-and-drop" more than 150 trees, shrubs, and flowers. Add dozens of structures like buildings, sheds, fences, decks -- even a pond."
      P.S. Click on the refresh buttom (at the top) if the page doesn't come up at first. You may also have to close their magazine ad. by clicking on the x
      http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jsp?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/planagardenhome_03022002.xml

      Lowe's Landscape & Garden planner
      http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=Down_to_Earth/GardenPlanner/gardenplansplash.html&rn=none

      3D Garden planner
      http://www.gardencomposer.com/demo-planner-1.html (demo)
      http://www.gardencomposer.com/demo-planner-15.html

      BBC Gardening- Virtual Design
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/virtualgarden_index.shtml

      DIY Planner
      http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/1496-FREE-On-Line-Garden-Planner

      Good luck! Hope this helps.


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