Planting flowers for the vegetable garden has a couple of benefits. The additional colors, aroma, and texture entice beneficial insects and other pollinators; and when cool weather plants are finished for the season, succession plantings of flowers will fill their place in the garden. What are the best flowers to plant with vegetables? Read on to learn about companion flowers for vegetables. About Beneficial Flowers for the Vegetable Garden Incorporating flowers into the vegetable garden is an age old practice brought about by smaller European gardens situated near the kitchen. Gardeners needed easy access to not only food crops, but medicinal herbs and flowers as well. The same method can be used today and has many benefits to crops. Companion planting with flowers makes the garden more diverse. Diversity means that many diseases have difficulty taking hold or spreading easily. Again, companion flowers for vegetable gardens also entice beneficial pollinators, […]
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