It may take an entire year to figure out what problems your garden will face, and you can’t find a solution without knowing the problem. There is no single solution that will fit every garden so before planning, you need to analyze your site. Depending on your area, there will be different garden pests, different soil compositions, different features to the land such as contour and water shed, as well as differing amounts of sun and shade. The squash spreads out with thick foliage that serves as a mulch or ground cover, keeping soil moisture from evaporating in the hot sun and suppressing weeds.įactors to consider when companion plantingĮvery gardener’s site contains different challenges. Corn provides a trellis for the beans (or peas) to climb. Beans are known for pulling nitrogen up from deep in the soil, which benefits the high nutrient needs of the corn. This goes all the way back to early Native American agriculture. You can also consider how one plant might benefit another by providing shade/shelter, accumulating soil nutrients, attracting pollinators or repelling pests.Ī great example is the 3 sisters permaculture design – corn, beans and squash. Like a root vegetable paired with a herbaceous or vine plant. Pair plants that don’t compete with one another for space, light or nutrients.
This is what I get when I put in my information (the dates are for zone 5b).Īs for companion planting, you can find lists of compatible plants, but there is also an overall “trick” to figuring out what goes together. You can also create a custom schedule for your crops with my Garden Design and Planning Tool!
#Old farmers almanac garden planner code#
One of my favorite free gardening tools is The Old Farmers Almanac Planting Calculator, you enter your zip code and it will tell you exactly when your last frost date is and when to plant each crop variety in your veggie garden. This technique works well in raised bed gardens and permaculture designs. By mimicking mother nature, plants can be laid out in a way that benefits one another and reduces the amount of work required by the gardener. I personally believe that intensive cropping is the most productive gardening method.
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