Finding kindred plants for Caucasian spinach

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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 Caucasian spinach

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Red Mustard

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Provides welcome shade

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

✓ Acts as a living mulch

vs Chaytor's Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

⚠ Competes for root space

⚠ May crowd companion

⚠ Same family — disease spread risk

vs Garlic

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

Great

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

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☀️ Full sun

💧 Moderate water

📐 30cm spacing

Soil Notes

Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils

vs Caucasian spinach

✓ Suppresses pests

vs Red Mustard

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Chaytor's Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Garlic

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ Competes for root space

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 Caucasian spinach

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Acts as a living mulch

⚠ May shade out companion

vs Red Mustard

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Chaytor's Lavender

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Roots occupy different depths

✓ Suppresses pests

✓ Shares pollinators

vs Garlic

✓ Attracts beneficial predators

✓ Suppresses pests

⚠ Competes for root space

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Caucasian spinach · Red Mustard · Chaytor's Lavender · Garlic — a self-supporting ecosystem.

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✨ Kinship Cluster complete!

Caucasian spinach, Red Mustard, Chaytor's Lavender, Garlic — a self-supporting ecosystem. Plant them together.

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