Companion planting is a tradition rather than an exact science, but it is rooted in centuries of knowledge and growing ...

Traditional companion ... around vegetables. In the Master Gardener Vegetable and Fruit Demonstration Garden (VFDG) at the New Castle County Cooperative Extension Office, sweet alyssum has been ...

Companion planting isn't just about pest control ... Plant carrots and leeks together on the allotment or vegetable patch to protect against a number of pests. Leeks repel carrot fly and carrots ...

Before you plan your garden, take a look at these ... Follow the guidelines of the companion planting chart and select ...

We asked expert kitchen gardener Pete Belben of Barrington Court about growing more unusual crops. The kitchen garden at Barrington ... source of fresh fruit and vegetables for the Lyle family ...

Properly closing down your vegetable garden in the fall means you’ll have less work to do during spring planting ... Legumes are popular companion plants. They offer a beneficial nitrogen ...

Cancel anytime. Crimson clover (left) and oat seedlings (right) Q • I’ve read that planting a cover crop in fall can be good for a vegetable garden, but I don’t know much about it.

There is a lot happening in the vegetable garden, with plenty of planting to be done, areas to be dug over, compost to be spread, bean fences to get ready and more seeds to sow. In some regions ...

What’s actively growing in your vegetable garden in the middle of October? You may have some late winter squash yet to be harvested, but warm-season stalwarts such as cucumber and summer squash ...