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African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

🛡️

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs Saffron

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Mung Bean

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs French Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

Good

English bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

English bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

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☀️ Partial shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 10cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining soil, prefers slightly acidic to neutral conditions

vs Saffron

vs Mung Bean

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English Lavender

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

Good

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

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☀️ Partial shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Acidic, well-drained soil; prefers loamy, sandy soil with organic matter

vs Saffron

vs Mung Bean

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs English Lavender

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs French Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Saffron · Mung Bean · English Lavender · French Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Saffron, Mung Bean, English Lavender, French Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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English Lavender

French Marigold

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