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NRaleighLiberal

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8. Most of the companion planting info is anecdotal/untested. The only real incompatability

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 02:09 PM

Jun 2015

between plants I am aware of is black walnut roots and tomato plants - the nut roots produce juglone, which inhibits tomato plant growth and kills them.

I plant whatever I want together for whatever looks best, or is most useful.

Lots of the anecdotes around companion planting are about pest attracting - it isn't the plants that battle, but some plants draw pests that attack the other plant even worse.

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Most of the companion planting info is anecdotal/untested. The only real incompatability NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #8