Companion Planting | Simple way for a more productive garden

Companion Planting | Simple way for a more productive garden

About Us.
Byther Farm is a small organic homestead, designed and managed using permaculture practices. We aim for self-sufficiency in fruit and vegetables for increased self reliance and better resilience to the modern world. I recognise that we are unlikely to be truly self sufficient, but do the best we can. I share our home with my loving husband, Mr J and our cat, Monty.
We are a fifty-something couple who live on a smallholding in Monmouthshire, Wales. We are going green and creating a gentler, cleaner and more healthy life for our family.
There is a large organic kitchen garden with no dig gardening raised beds and young food forest in which to grown our fruit and vegetables.
We keep chickens and Aylesbury ducks.

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[JanesGrowingGarden]

It was so lovely to see the garden in full bloom at a time of year when all there seems to be is mud - and snow! I'm looking forward to learning more about companion planting for the coming season and seeing just how you will be incorporating it at Byther Farm. Thanks for asking me Liz - it was a real pleasure!

[thebullwhisperer]

Thank you for not rushing through the video. Yahuah Baruk you abundantly

[simplifygardening]

Great video Liz so many ppl forget the benefits of companion planting. great to see Jane on the channel

[thebusybrownangel]

Excellent video. My vegetable garden is in between my flower garden and my succulent garden. I also plant marigolds and chrysanthemums in my veggie beds. 💚

[lynmaunsell]

I’ve been companion planting for years & apart from the plants benefitting from each other I like the look of flowers between vegetables. I only last year heard of tomatoes & asparagus being companions so this season have planted a few tomatoes amongst the asparagus. Great video thanks Liz & Jane.

[janwilletts]

Really pleased to hear about your book, have preordered it for my birthday!

[catherinec]

Always good to see you again, happy Imbolc 🙂 the return of the light.

[janetbull]

Thanks Liz for including Jane in this video as a new gardener I will certainly be considering companion planting in my planting out 👍

[Starlight]

I do both types of gardening. I start off planning and very quickly fall by the wayside and go full intuitive.

[ExploringNatureTogether]

Fantastic collaboration Liz and Jane!! Friends supporting friends in the garden! It just stands to reason! Excellent information and I love the suggested plantings!! It's all symbiotic!! A wonderful glimpse of summer, Jane... felt good to look at today! The over-friendly marigold!LOL Thanks for putting this together, Liz! Great topic!! Have and awesome day, both!💚

[Annie.xx-xx]

Thanks Liz and Jane . lots of great tips in this video🎥💖💘

[geoffanddebshipton]

Lovely collaboration and useful information too. Thanks Liz and Jane. ☺️

[manonbertrand]

What an amazing storyteller ❤ really enjoyed listening to and learning from Jane!

[davidthescottishvegan]

Great video Liz and I am already subscribed to you, Jane Kelly, Roo's life, Erica's Welsh Garden so I am getting a wealth of experience but I am also subscribed to a few male gardening channels i can't have all the females getting all the attention.

[maryoriordan]

Last year was my first year growing a vegetable garden. I was so busy concentrating on the veg I didnt know anything about companion planting. Late in the summer I added marigolds to the vegetable beds and apart from being beneficial the joy the beauty of the flowers encourages me to spend more time in the garden. This year I am planning on adding flower beds around the vegetable garden and am so looking forward to seeing it develop. 💞

[izzywizzy]

Thankyou Jane and Liz for this video, I have also been thinking more about companion growing and and definitely going to try out carrots and onions to see what happens!

[TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Liz, your videos are always so interesting. What a lovely garden Jane has. I will definitely have a look at her channel.

[Roo-s_Life]

What a lovely video, really informative and a glimpse of summer and things to come 🌞 xx

[KimmysKitchenandGarden]

That was lovely that :) can't wait for summer time

[heycrisper]

I've been companion planting for years and one of my favourites is marigolds! I just tuck them in near my tomatoes or any old spot I can find. This year I grew a wonderful variety called 'Spanish Brocade' and it went ALL summer right until the frost took it out. Very minimal deadheading required. I wonder if I had, if it would have gotten bigger than it did? It grew across about a foot or just over. I dried a bunch of seed to give to friends this Christmas and I hope to plant many more and try plant dyeing with them.

This year I'm hoping my calendula take off. I didn't start them ahead last year and so they were smothered by weeds. I can't wait to see what happens in your garden this year Liz!