Finding kindred plants for Red Lentil

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French Marigold

Tagetes patula

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

🐞

☀️ 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 Red Lentil

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Buchii Lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Buckwheat

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Bishop's Flower

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Good

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 Red Lentil

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Buchii Lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ May crowd companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Buckwheat

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Bishop's Flower

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

Good

Charentais melon

Cucumis melo var. charentais

Charentais melon

Cucumis melo var. charentais

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 60cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining soil with moderate fertility; prefers sandy loam or similar.

vs Red Lentil

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

⚠ Competes for root space

vs Buchii Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May crowd companion

vs Buckwheat

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Bishop's Flower

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ Competes for root space

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Red Lentil · Buchii Lavender · Buckwheat · Bishop's Flower — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Red Lentil, Buchii Lavender, Buckwheat, Bishop's Flower — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

✨ Kinship Cluster

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