Plant Partners - Science Based Companion Strategies for the Vegetable Garden
Plant Partners - Science Based Companion Strategies for the Vegetable Garden
PLANT PARTNERS
Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden
- Minimize Disease
- Reduce Pests
- Improve Soil Fertility
- Support Pollination
Companion planting gets a science-based reboot! Intentionally growing certain plants together to benefit the whole garden now has science to explain its success. Jessica Walliser's new vision of an old tradition is built around a modern understanding of the marvelous web of connections happening in the garden and how to use them to create real and measurable results.
Jessica Walliser is a horticulturalist and the author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden and Good Bug Bad Bug. An award-winning radio host and garden columnist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she is also the cofounder of SavvyGardening.com.
"Here, in easy-to-understand language, is the science-based knowledge vegetable gardeners need to make informed choices."
James Baggett, senior editor, Garden Gate magazine
"An approachable, fascinating read. As you learn the many, many benefits to pairing plants, you'll look at your garden in a whole new way."
Niki Jabbour, author of The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener and Growing Under Cover
205 pages