{"id":46,"date":"2022-08-02T15:08:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T15:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2022-08-04T13:02:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T13:02:04","slug":"companion-planting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/guidance-tips-advice\/companion-planting\/","title":{"rendered":"Companion Planting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What is companion planting?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is planting in groups that are mutually beneficial, helps pollination and protects crops against insects and disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advice from Thompson and Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Avoid planting in rows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planting in rows makes it easier for for disease and pests to find their favourite plant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Intercropping<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sow fast growing crops such as lettuce and radish between widely spaced slow growing crops. This helps utilise space and reduces the amount of weeding!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Herbs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most herbs have strongly scented leaves that help repel insects. Plant them throughout your plot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/tekoTmhnhzq0iIdf5wRg0oFYvTr_tdM_kYX1li3nmP2Y-rYFOJtYSjjpBbGtNVSiOXU7qlKGL0GJBg9bQKKXmp5N0W9-JH7FiqwR1lqEKOKJtATq3zLA8iiY4usVsGlJiQ=w1280\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Chives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Insect and bird friendly crops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will attract natural predators: birds which eat slugs and hoverflies which eat aphids<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/D1r2nM5UnQ-eLZpGYZKpiXwNray5OJj9z-RmJuMSRhqfRI6sIr_kkU8OXRTzUrRolTPkdoA9782BW5iB6QGi-Sf87tRUH_lKYY6LZgbaF97oUKCosqwWsLS6oO_AfCqBew=w1280\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Marigolds and Asparagus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use tall plants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peas and sweet corn can be used to protect plants prone to bolting such as coriander, spinach and lettuce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11hbADYm_n11qwCNKZcIJ7Ow6Ah0c6JDOVvqJVAqxwLHnAq6RHw-758x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11hbADYm_n11qwCNKZcIJ7Ow6Ah0c6JDOVvqJVAqxwLHnAq6RHw-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11hbADYm_n11qwCNKZcIJ7Ow6Ah0c6JDOVvqJVAqxwLHnAq6RHw-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11hbADYm_n11qwCNKZcIJ7Ow6Ah0c6JDOVvqJVAqxwLHnAq6RHw-768x1037.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11hbADYm_n11qwCNKZcIJ7Ow6Ah0c6JDOVvqJVAqxwLHnAq6RHw.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is companion planting? It is planting in groups that are mutually beneficial, helps pollination and protects crops against insects and disease Advice from Thompson and Morgan Avoid planting in rows Planting in rows makes it easier for for disease &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/guidance-tips-advice\/companion-planting\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":40,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/75"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plymyardhallallotments.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}