Companion Planting

Companion Planting

The concept of companion planting is well suited to medicinal herb gardening. Companion planting is the practice of putting plants together so that they gain mutual benefits from each other such as pest control, encouraging higher yield, bringing up nutrients from deeper down in the soil and similar functions.

When you are using the herbs mentioned above in medicinal herb gardening, consider the following information on companion planting:

Members of the carrot family such as celery, parsley, coriander (also called cilantro) do well together with members of the onion family like garlic or chives, as well as with rosemary.

Rosemary, yarrow, chamomile and lavender are good companion plants since they have similar water needs. Yarrow and chamomile also increases the amount of essential oils that rosemary and lavender provide.

Chamomile is a good plant to spread throughout your garden, as it seems to benefit many other plants.

Comfrey, Chickweed, Peppermint, and Lemon balm are known to spread quickly in a garden. Plant them in a pot or planter to keep them from taking over.