Fennel Companion Plants
Plant it but keep it out of the veggie garden.
Fennel companion plants. Borage is a wonderful flower and companion too many plants. I picked up one bulb and sadly it has no home. Fennel not a companion for any garden food plant fennel will actually inhibit growth in bush beans kohlrabi tomatoes and others.
While it will grow in flower and herb beds other plants can struggle around it. It deters tomato hornworm and cabbage moth caterpillars so make sure you plant them next to tomatoes and cabbages. Fennel companion planting chart what can i plant near fennel in my garden.
Fennel s strong aroma and. Planting fennel in your garden. A beautiful and intricate herb fennel is an ancient herb that once carried medicinal values to the egyptians and chinese.
That said fennel is a poor companion plant because of its strong scent. In fact this year is my first year growing fennel. Fennel companion planting chart companionplant 2020 05 06t16 41 07 00 00.
Fennel as a companion plant as we ve already noted the fennel plant happily attracts scores of pollinators and beneficial insects to your garden particularly when it flowers. Fennel companions growing fennel. It also involves keeping some plants far away from one another as they can be detrimental to one another s growth.
It is also great for the soil and compost. Eventually it s most effective purpose as a flavoring for eggs fish and meats was realized and fennel s tart anise flavoring began making it. Isn t it pretty against her stone wall.
Fennel is a highly aromatic and slightly odd plant that is pretty much a poor companion plant.
