Repel hungry insects such as cabbage moths, cutworms, thrips and wireworms. Attract beneficial insects such as ladybugs, spiders, lacewings and braconid wasps. Just as a reminder, there are several benefits of companion planting. You can also vertically grow these 10 fruits and veggies for epic yields in tiny spaces. If you are looking to save a little space in your garden, it is best to grow the three together, rather than separately. It also helps to prevent weeds with its dense foliage. At the same time, they fix nitrogen in the soil which the corn adores.Īnd the squash? Well, the squash plays a role of keeping the soil shaded and cool. Pole beans climb the corn in search of sunlight. The corn (flint or flour) is the support on which the other two lean. You might remember from elementary school, the story of the Iroquois people planting corn, squash and beans together to create a symbiotic relationship. In this article, we’ll share with you what to plant with your stand of corn, so you can grow the best sweetcorn ever.ĭon’t forget to try it when growing popcorn, or even glass gem corn, too. 
Other times, they will be even more helpful, such as when deterring certain insects. These “friends” can just be nice neighbors (or bad neighbors) whom they don’t mind sharing space, water and soil with. In the garden, there is a friend for every plant. Keep those that they don’t like further apart. The best part is, you don’t need to understand it all to follow along.Īll you have to do to make corn companion planting work in your garden is read a list of plants that they are happy being next to. A combination of plants either provide benefits to each other, do absolutely nothing at all (stay neutral) or inhibit each other’s growth. Putting two different plants together, on purpose or by chance, allows something to happen.
After all, that’s how gardeners grow their skills, by experimenting season after season.
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It’s part science with a generous pinch of trial and error, followed by passing down the tradition of what works. Companion planting is all the rage among backyard gardeners.
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