Black-eyed Susan

Growing from seed

Start Black-eyed Susan indoors about 6 weeks before your last frost. Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 70 days.

Companion Planting

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  Common bean
  

  Common beanExcellent pair

  • ❧Black-eyed Susan attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Common bean
  • ❧Common bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Black-eyed Susan feeds on
  • ❧Black-eyed Susan draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
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  Gai Lan
  

  Gai LanGreat pair

  • ❧Black-eyed Susan attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Gai Lan
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Black-eyed Susan
  • ❧Gai Lan acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Black-eyed Susan
• Great pair

  • ❧Black-eyed Susan attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Blacktail Mountain melon
  • ❧Black-eyed Susan draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Blacktail Mountain melon acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Black-eyed Susan

How to grow Black-eyed Susan

1. Sow6 weeks before frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space45 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~70 days

Water: Low · Height: 90 cm · Soil: Well-draining, poor to average — tolerates drought and clay