When you're scooping out the fireplace, save the ashes to fertilize plants in the garden. Here are seven plants that thrive when you add wood ash to your garden.

Key Points Kitchen garden favorites like cabbage, sweet corn, cucumbers, and sweet potatoes should be sited away from ...

From tomatoes and peas to herbs and flowers, compatible plant pairings improve growth, deter pests and make the most of limited space.

ABSTRACT: In industrial dessert banana cultivation, weed control involves the use of chemical herbicides that are harmful to human health and the environment. In this study, the introduction of cover ...

. One tip that you won't want to gloss over is companion planting. Lima beans thrive in the garden when paired with the correct crops, like root vegetables, vine plants, and more. Lima beans have many ...

You may have heard about how companion planting benefits the plants in your garden, but did you know it can also benefit your houseplants? In the garden, companion planting can impact soil nutrients ...

Gardeners love dusty miller (Senecio cineraria), and it's not hard to see why. This striking plant is a perennial in USDA Hardiness Zones 8 through 10, but you can also grow it as an annual outside of ...

The corn is the cornerstone of it all, standing tall and providing support for the others. The green beans come next, fertilizing the soil with nitrogen and crawling up the cornstalk, stabilizing it ...

If you grow tomatoes, and let’s be honest, who doesn’t, then you’ve probably been inundated with the message that you have to grow marigolds, too. After all, marigolds are the best companion plant for ...

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TikToker HighlandOrchardsFarm (@highlandorchardsfarm) shared a video discussing the advantages of companion planting. "Great tip!" one commenter said. Companion planting involves planting two ...