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French Marigold

Tagetes patula

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

🛡️

☀️ 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 Thyme

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Common Vetch

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Tromboncino squash

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Chaytor's Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

🛡️

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs Thyme

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Common Vetch

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Tromboncino squash

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Chaytor's Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Good

Barrenwort

Epimedium

Barrenwort

Epimedium

🐞

☀️ Partial shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Suitable for light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Prefers mildly acid and neutral soils. Can tolerate dry or moist soil.

vs Thyme

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Common Vetch

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Tromboncino squash

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Chaytor's Lavender

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Thyme · Common Vetch · Tromboncino squash · Chaytor's Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Thyme, Common Vetch, Tromboncino squash, Chaytor's Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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