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Best Companion Herbs for the Garden
Growing herbs in the garden are just as important as growing vegetables. Many herbs not only taste good but have strong smells that repel pests. Herbs can also attract beneficial bugs. Having many different plants in the garden creates bio-diversity. Bio-diversity is when many plants and creatures live together to create harmony and nutrient rich soil. Let’s look at the best companion herbs for the garden and how to fit them in. Basil Basil is a strong smelling herb that repels many pests such as aphids, asparagus beetles, mites, mosquitos, and tomato hornworms. I plant mine next to asparagus, peppers and tomatoes. However, they are also great next to eggplant,…
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Gardening in April (Zone 5)
Gardening in April can be a lot easier when beginning your gardening journey for the first time. All you really need to do is start getting seeds into the ground and begin the fun season of fresh food. Although, if you have a space and light to start seedling indoors, you can get a major head start in the growing season. I like to have indoor and outdoor seeds started as soon as January. By the time I start gardening in April, I already have over 200 seedlings ready to be planted outside. I haven’t always started seeds indoors. In fact, I love to winter sow many seeds. Winter sowing…
