Good neighbours, bad neighbours
Some plants genuinely help each other - masking pests, drawing pollinators, feeding the soil - and a few just get in each other's way. Pick a crop and see who to plant beside it, and who to keep at the other end of the bed.
Companion planting is helpful folk wisdom backed by some good sense (scent masking, trap crops, nitrogen fixing), not a strict law. A healthy, diverse, well-fed bed matters far more than any single pairing - treat these as gentle nudges, not rules.
For planning and planting beds
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