Companion Planting

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Has anyone done this? Would you do it again? For those not familiar, companion planting is where you plant specific plants together in order to compliment your main crop. I've only read Josie Jeffery's The Mix & Match Guide to Companion Planting. But I had a minor disaster in the last two spring/summers and am hoping to fix my issues (mainly hornworms and deer) without pesticide or putting up a taller fence (or murdering those fucking deer).

I do do companion planting, but I can tell you now, the only thing that will work for keeping deer out is good fencing!

Last year a deer ate all of my poblano peppers...and did not come back. I'm still mourning those peppers. How do you find companion planting? Is it easier or more time consumming than regular gardening? Any tips or tricks? Thank you!

Have a look on Pinterest for companion planting - it’s not complicated, just arranging plants you’ve probably already got into different areas to help keep pests away. I mean pests like aphids though. Deer/rabbits/badgers/foxes etc need fencing to keep them away. I don’t think they care what you plant and where!

Awesome! Thank you so much!