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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 Athena melon

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

⚠ May crowd companion

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Bishop's Flower

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Onion

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

Good

Winged bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Winged bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 45cm spacing

Soil Notes

Prefers well-draining soil; tolerates a range of soil types

vs Athena melon

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Bishop's Flower

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Onion

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

Good

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

round leaf lavender

Lavandula rotundifolia

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Prefers well-drained, rocky soil in semi-arid conditions; tolerates poor, rocky soils and can stabilize slopes.

vs Athena melon

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May crowd companion

vs French Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Bishop's Flower

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Onion

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Athena melon · French Marigold · Bishop's Flower · Onion — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Athena melon, French Marigold, Bishop's Flower, Onion — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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