How to Use Radish in Companion Planting
Radish is a mainstay in the home vegetable garden and many use it as a companion plant without even realizing it. For generations it has been a gardening rule of thumb to plant radish among vegetables and herbs to help these plants. If you want an organic garden, companion planting is a must. Radish serve a number of purposes in companion planting.Grow it in area that receives full sun and has loamy, rich, well-draining soil. They prefer soil with a pH level ranging from 5.8 to 6.8. Make sure they receive an inch of water every week to prevent cracking and drying of the root.
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Radish
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Garden hose
Plant them near chervil and nasturtium to improve the flavor of the radishes. The Nasturtium will also deter pests from them.
Plant this root vegetable throughout the garden to deter squash borers, cucumber beetles, squash bugs, cabbage worms, slugs and flies among many pests.
This garden vegetable makes a good companion plant to beets, beans, carrots, squashes, melons, cucumbers, spinach and peas-just to name a few.
Allowmature plants to go to seed to lure corn borers away from crops. Radish planted amongst spinach lure leaf miners away from the spinach.
Keep radish away from hyssop, broccoli, kholrabi, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and turnips.
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One of my favorite veggies is the radish! Didn't know their flavors are improved by planting them with nasturtiam and chervil, good tips for companion gardening and love the views you're getting! Congrats and thanks for your friendship. Cheers!
I am already looking forward to my vegetable garden, and I'm on the lookout for ways to improve it. Using your suggestions on companion planting, I will be tucking radishes among many different plants. Thanks for the ideas.
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