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    companion herbs   FOR ALL GARDENERS

    Feb 28, 2018 3 minutes
    Nettle can be used to enrich compost whether added straight to it or made into a compost tea, and it attracts beneficial insects.

    BELIEVE plants can have an amazing beneficial effect when grown in the right companionship. For some vegetables, there are perfect partners (leeks and carrots) or combinations (the three sisters of beans, corn and pumpkin). However, the key to companion planting is promoting biodiversity, and truly fabulous companionship comes from the addition of herbs. There are a couple of herbs that rate a special mention for their role in being particularly awesome when they hang out

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