Finding kindred plants for Swiss Chard

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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 Swiss Chard

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ 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

Great

Chaytor's Lavender

Lavandula × chaytoriae

Chaytor's Lavender

Lavandula × chaytoriae

🐞

☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, light to medium soil; prefers neutral to slightly alkaline pH

vs Swiss Chard

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs French Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Good

German Red Garlic

Allium sativum 'German Red'

German Red Garlic

Allium sativum 'German Red'

🛡️

☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 15cm spacing

Soil Notes

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

vs Swiss Chard

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Bird's-foot Trefoil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs English Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs French Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Swiss Chard · Bird's-foot Trefoil · English Lavender · French Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Swiss Chard, Bird's-foot Trefoil, English Lavender, French Marigold — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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French Marigold

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