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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 Great Northern Bean

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs woolly lavender

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs African Marigold

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs English Lavender

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

Great

Wild Garlic

Allium ursinum

Wild Garlic

Allium ursinum

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☀️ Shade

💧 Moderate water

📐 15cm spacing

Soil Notes

Moist, humus-rich, woodland-like

vs Great Northern Bean

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs woolly lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs African Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs English Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

Great

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 Great Northern Bean

✓ Fixes nitrogen in the soil

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs woolly lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

vs African Marigold

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs English Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Great Northern Bean · woolly lavender · African Marigold · English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Great Northern Bean, woolly lavender, African Marigold, English Lavender — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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