Finding kindred plants for NuMex Big Jim

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English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

🐞

☀️ 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 NuMex Big Jim

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Candytuft

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs African Marigold

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Fernleaf Lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

Great

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

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☀️ 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 NuMex Big Jim

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Candytuft

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs African Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Fernleaf Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Good

Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

🐞

☀️ Full sun

💧 Low water

📐 20cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, poor to average — drought-tolerant

vs NuMex Big Jim

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Candytuft

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

vs African Marigold

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Fernleaf Lavender

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

NuMex Big Jim · Candytuft · African Marigold · Fernleaf Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

NuMex Big Jim, Candytuft, African Marigold, Fernleaf Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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