Intercropping Ideas For Success in The Garden

[MIgardener]

Thank you for 800K subs! We are on the road to 1 Million!

[cheribenfield]

Basil and tomatoes
Cucumber and spinach
Regional groupings
Arugula w Swiss chard
Brassicas and herbs
Herbs w squash and tomatoes to deter bugs
Pineapple sage
Cinnamon Thai basil
Lemongrass
Dill, etc
Carrots w onions spec, bunching onions for rapid maturity
Tomato, cantaloupe, cucumber with basil and beans.
Vining crops shade the soil. Lettuces, etc under vining crops

[kayceenewell]

Such an important distinction you’re making between “companion planting” vs intercropping! Thanks for the videos!

[bartmol]

Fun thing: at Wageningen University they are currently researching the effect of growing hazelnut trees together with potatoes. The idea being that the trees will pull nutrients up and provide a habitat for natural enemies for pests and diseases of potato.

[PaleGhost]

Learning the food forest layers really helped my intercropping, especially in pots. I used to devote one plant to each pot but now I don't have any bare soil/mulch and it surprisingly lowered the watering needs. Blocking the growing medium from evaporation is a huge boon from intercropping food forest style for me since I have to haul water.

[ashleymcdonald]

I've been watching all your videos soaking up like a sponge your wealth of information. I take notes, every video and put them in a binder. With the uncertainty in this world, we need to know how to grow our own food. Thank you. ✝️🌍❤️

[dianeallred]

I am not sure why subtitles are not available, but I really rely on them. If there is anything you can do about it I would appreciate it. Great info on what I could pick up.

[carriekassick]

This may be the first time I’m taking notes on a gardening video! You’re right about companion planting stealing joy. As a new gardener I’m just trying to grow, feed, watch for pests and enjoy my garden. But this video is perfect, it makes me feel like I can experiment when planting without worry and also keep pests away which is great! Thank you! 🌸

[mikeus]

Potatoes and peas. Peas have shallow roots. When your potatoes are ready, harvest your whole pea plant as well. The stalks are great stir fried with butter and garlic!

[AnneGoggansQHHT]

I’m so happy to see your success over these years. You deserve it.

[Connor-tvgu]

Love the tips!

Arugula and Swiss chard
Tomatoes and Basil or beans
Carrots and onions
Kale and herbs-
Cucumbers and lettuce

Doesn’t work well
Space hogs
Potatoes

[stephanygates]

I sowed carrots in an onion bed and covered in plastic wrap over winter, also in SE Michigan. I unwrapped it Saturday, and thinned/transplanted the carrots when no carrot flies are about!

[petekooshian]

We intercropped potatoes and garlic and they did really well :)

[billsmith]

tomatoes and basil is an old favorite of mine. It is like you are almost growing chili, spaghetti, or salsa together.

[danniellaboling]

That makes so much sense as to why my kale didn't get rain until we harvested the dill grown with it! Saving this info. We love intercropping in our small garden space

[kimiyemlsmallgardendream]

Luke, I think this is one of your best videos! You made the 💡 go off in I bet many heads!!! Companion vs interplanting. Best analogy ever! ❤️❤️taking notes saving to view over and over again!!

[smhollanshead]

In my community garden, I have tomato blight and potato blight. Over the years I’ve noticed my peppers and sweet potatoes are immune from the blight. This year a volunteer potato plant grew in my pepper patch. The potato was blight free. I also noticed a tomato plant in with my sweet potatoes was blight free. I believe this potato plant and this tomato plant received a benefit from interplanting. I now believe the blight is due to an insect. To confuse the insects, I liked your idea of using herbs. I call interplanting plant camouflage. To fight the blight, I’m thinking about interplanting sweet potatoes with my potatoes. I’m thinking about interplanting peppers and tomatoes. I’m think about interplanting peppers with potatoes. I’m thinking about interplanting bok choy, a chinese cabbage, with herbs, tomatoes with herbs, and potatoes with herbs. (I know you are aware that bok choy is a Chinese cabbage. I added this information for any new gardeners.) I’ve had no luck with cucumbers. Perhaps if I interplanted my cucumbers with pole beans I might have greater success. Interplanting camouflage may be a remedy for many of my garden problems. Thanks for your ideas and your video.

[Jreichh]

This year I inter planted basil between the tomatoes without even knowing. I was just trying to utilize the space 😅

[svilponis]

Potatoes can be easily intercropped with broadbeans. This combination works well at least in the nordic countries, where these crops have similar planting and harvesting time. I usually don't increase distance between seed potatoes when planting onto the field, where I plan to use intercropping with broadbean. And sow 1 broadbean inbetween each pair of potatoes. The potato harvest per square metre will be maybe slightly smaller compared to pure potato field, but I'll get loads of broadbeans from the same area and broadbeans seem to have less pest damage than when planted into pure broadbean field.

[kele]

This is an extremely helpful video, thanks so much! The difference between companion planting and intercropping was my first question. I planted marigolds, and I believe they were helpful. But I absolutely love the idea of growing herbs or other veggies in certain combinations. A fragrant garden that helps thwart harmful insects. What could be better. I recently purchased a bunch of seeds from you for those very herbs. My next season garden is going to be very healthy.