COMPANION PLANTING In A NutShell

If you are just beginning, rooted in or not at all interested in the concept of companion planting it probably will, on reflection, make sense. Ma Nature provides ALL that is required for an Organic, self managed, sustainable, un~polluting Eco~system in the form of insects, birds and animals, seed, soil, sunshine, rain and nutrition to regenerate with a miraculous ability to protect and heal itself and each other without guns or corporate pharmaceuticals.

In the main all by its' lonesome.

We can, however, lend Ma a hand, especially if we aim to increase a crop yield or help to protect it without those pesky pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, chemical weed killers, chemical fertilisers, carcinogens or toxins by combining plants that either attract pollinating and pest eating insects and wildlife, repel those pesky terrorists, offer shade or support or improve the flavour of our edibles.

It must be added that the main 'Companion' in managed horticulture is 'The Gardener', so if the onus is on a healthy, organic, toxin free, corporate~free, know~what~your~eating harvest 'The Greased Elbow' 'The Tweezer~Grip Fingers' 'The Investment Of Time' and 'The Keen Eye' will assist in endeavours pertaining to organic pest~o~cide.

The information below is a compilation of knowledge gleaned from sites and forums dotted around the internet and also read from those thick paper things. It is intended to be an interactive, concise, personal record for referencing and storing information deemed too heavy for one forgetful mind and too encyclopedic to write out, store on reems and reams of paper and finally have to remember which pile it was put in when needed.