companion planting

[Katiepops1977]

Hello all!
In the dark, depths of my memory I have a vague idea that I once watched something on the telly about planting particular plants alongside others to help them grow. For example I think I saw something about planting marigolds near cabbages so that slugs eat the marigolds instead of the cabbages.

Could some kind soul please put me out of my misery and aid a new allotmenteer who has a bad memory.

Any other planting combinations would also be appreciated. My husband and I are very new at this and want to learn as much as we possibly can.

Many thanks,

[Katiepops1977]

[aj]

How much info do you want?

http://www.ghorganics.com/page2.html

[its not slugs, its nematodes.]

[Katiepops1977]

aj you star!!!!

Thankyou very much for your prompt reply. This will give me hours of bedtime reading!

[aj]

http://linearlegume.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/gertrude-franck-bed-planner.html

You might want to look at the Gertrude Franck method of companion planting. It's been brilliant for me in 2012