Finding kindred plants for Acorn Squash

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German Red Garlic

Allium sativum 'German Red'

German Red Garlic

Allium sativum 'German Red'

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 15cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-drained soil; prefers fertile, loose soil with good organic matter

vs Acorn Squash

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs French Tarragon

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs round leaf lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs African Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

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 Acorn Squash

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs French Tarragon

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs round leaf lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Great

Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 20cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, poor to average — drought-tolerant

vs Acorn Squash

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs French Tarragon

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs round leaf lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs African Marigold

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Acorn Squash · French Tarragon · round leaf lavender · African Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Acorn Squash, French Tarragon, round leaf lavender, African Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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Acorn Squash

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French Tarragon

round leaf lavender

African Marigold

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