Marigolds in front lawn garden
In the front yard garden the tomato vines are dying after a bountiful summer; the basil plants are wilting away having produced lots of basil for spice and pesto; there are no more eggplants to pick; and the hot peppers are near the end. However, the marigold flowers that we planted in early spring around the edges of the garden are flourishing. Soon they will die but like the mums are at their peak.
I knew that marigolds are said to deter some common insects but just discovered tonight that the type of marigolds we planted, Tagetes are for that reason often used in companion planting for tomato, eggplant, chili pepper , the very plants we have in this garden.
companion planting is something I first experience on our Pilgrimage of Peace to India but since have discovered has something known to increase production in many cultures, including Native American culture. Companion plants assist each other in nutrient uptake, pest control, pollination, and other factors necessary to increasing crop productivity.
We humans can learn about companion planting. As they say at Growing Power, “Working Together We Are Growing Power”. Like marigolds and companion planting, we can flourish when working together.
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