Finding kindred plants for Winter Squash

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English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-drained, sandy, or rocky soils; prefers neutral to alkaline pH; tolerates acid soils but favors alkaline conditions; poor in continuously damp soil

vs Winter Squash

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Alsike Clover

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Canterbury bells

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs Winter Squash

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Alsike Clover

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Canterbury bells

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 20cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining loamy soil, moderate fertility. Tolerates poor soil. pH 6.0-7.5. Avoid waterlogged conditions.

vs Winter Squash

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Alsike Clover

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Canterbury bells

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Winter Squash · Alsike Clover · Bird's-foot Trefoil · Canterbury bells — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Winter Squash, Alsike Clover, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Canterbury bells — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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