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What Is Companion Planting? Take companion planting guides with a grain of salt, because truly the bro-science runs rampant within this topic. All it takes is a gardener with poor soil who can't get radishes to grow near sunflowers - next thing they're spreading misinformation about how the two should NEVER be planted near each other. If you're a seasoned gardener looking to explore some plant synergies, great, dive right in and remember to empirically test all your companion planting attempts so you have real evidence and observation. If you're just starting your gardening journey, companion planting "rules" will overcomplicate things and make you feel like you can't do anything right if it's not 100% perfect. This can be completely overwhelming and is not helpful info when you're just starting out. Let's jump into the various goals you might have with companion planting, their efficacy, and approach. Companion Planting [...] ✨ TO KEEP READING FOR FREE, click the link in our bio! ✨👨‍🌾

[desert2garden]

Winter Tour 2019

[phishouttawatta]

Here is the scarlet-bodied wasp moth I saw in the garden yesterday that I couldn’t get a good shot of on the live video feeding on some Plains Coreopsis I’ve been seeing a lot of biodiversity out in my garden, and it feels so awesome . . . #nativeplants #nativegarden #scarletbodiedwaspmoth #nativeinsects #insects #moths #Cosmosomamyrodora #americanmeadows #nativesoutheastwildflowers #wildflowers #biodiversity #zone9a #coreopsistinctoria https://www.instagram.com/p/CgS9zBYu99J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[genna-riggins]

A bit of sketching in the garden before work today. And yes, I know the weeds have gotten a little out of hand. I know it’s weird but I don’t mind the weeds to an extent. We have reached the point where it’s time to pull some up though. What are you up to this weekend? #sketching #sketchbook #vegogarden #gardensketch #gardensketching #garden #outdoors #backyard #zone9a #zone9agardening (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcIeK8VuNmb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[coldearthranch]

Earthworms, evdience of a healthy, living soiling. #zone9a #earthworms #healthysoil #gratitude #vegasgardening #vegasvalley #livingsoil #wintergarden https://www.instagram.com/p/CadCzWPPs2G/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tfbtfarms]

No, those aren’t peppers. They are tomatoes, San Marzano tomatoes to be precise. This variety is a type of plum tomato that originated in Italy and has a deep, rich flavor making them great for eating fresh or canned. What’s your favorite variety of tomato? #sanmarzano #tomatoplants #sanmarzanotomatoes #italiantomato #plumtomatoes #stillgreen #unripe #zone9a #green #fruitsofinstagram #juicy #rich #sunset #gardenpics #inmygarden #boldflavour #fruitofthespirit #gardensofinstagram #houston #farmers #canningtomatoes #tomatosauce #needtime #houstonfood #houstonfoodie #houstonproducer #houstonmarket #perfectpearmarket #comingsoon #growbabygrow (at The First Best Thing Farms) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQjPKYcBgDu/?utm_medium=tumblr

[crazybirdlady]

My hibiscus is going to bloom again sometime in the next week and a half or so. This is probably my second favorite flower, and I feel like it’s also probably one of the few plants I own that I could get more of without adding too much extra work for myself.

I don’t think I’ll ever stop being amazed by all the different types of plants that can grow in this climate. I haven’t lived here my whole life, but I did spend my childhood here, and I still feel like I’ll never know if it was just me and my “learning curve” in figuring out how to grow things, or if I really did notice climate change over the past 30 years. All I know is that I attempted to grow lemon trees in probably about 1992-1993 in this same area, but couldn’t even get them to sprout.

A few years ago, I found an old magazine article from 1989 or 1990 (my family saves everything, and I come from a long line of gardeners) that said this area was zone 7b. I’m not sure when the change happened, but we’re now considered zone 9a.

As long as the soil drains well, most citrus trees do well in this climate year around. Now that I know this, if I had a bigger yard, I’d definitely plant all those trees pictured above.

[lindsayryan]

⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #containergardening #garden #gardener #gardenersofinstagram #gardenhumor #gardening #gardeninglife #gardenjokes #gardenlife #gnomes #greenthumb #growforit #growyourown #growyourownfood #happygardener #homegrown #homestead #organicgardening #plantjokes #plants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantstagram #thehappygardeninglife #tomatoes #urbangarden #urbangardening #zone9a #texasgarden https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZjLlFOy5z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[louisianasimpleliving]

Tamarillo tree and fruit #backyardgarden #backyard #organicgardening #instagram #instagood #photooftheday #photography #picoftheday #follow #nature #repost #summer #instadaily #instalike #photo #nofilter #bestofthedayphoto #tamarillo #containergardening #growfromseed #zone9a (at Baton Rouge, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDrGaXyA8yT/?igshid=1cc6qqaok0x5d

[dancingtreeco]

Help! Do you have a banana tree? This is my first year having one, and I need to know how to care for it during the Winter. Located in zone9a Magnolia Texas . . . . . . #bananatree #growingbananas #bananatrees #zone9garden #zone9garden #MagnoliaTexas #banana #fruittree #growyourownfoods (at Magnolia, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5mpmMMHO6f/?igshid=1093rqpm87l0g

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[desert2garden]

Anna Apple Spring 2019 Update. https://youtu.be/JjFDgpNuV9E

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Alfalfa as Garden Cover Crop in Arizona Considering growing alfalfa as garden cover crop in Arizona? Here's what you should know: Traditionally farmers plant a cover crop between main crop cycles, leaving it between seasons. In smaller garden spaces, though, that's often not as feasible. This is especially true in indoor environments where light and space are at a premium. What's been working for me instead is interplanting the covers right among our veggies. I broadcast a bunch of alfalfa seed in spring after my veggies get established, and let it grow between them. It has a nice low growth habit, so it can be undercropped below a main cropWhen it does get too tall, I just trim it back and drop the chop right in place as mulch. This way you're growing the next layer of new nitrogen right among the veggies which are using nitrogen.It's a great little closed [...] ✨ TO KEEP READING FOR FREE, click the link in our bio! ✨👨‍🌾

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