Snap
Near Brisbane, Australia
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:59 am Post subject: Are there certain herbs that shouldn't be planted together? |
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Recently I was gifted one of those large wooden half keg planters. I've place a few herbs together in it. I realise that one or two may need a larger container one day, but right now they're quite small.
Curry plant - Helichrysum italicum
Pandan Grass - Pandanus amaryllifolius
Native Lemongrass - Cymbopogon ambiguus
Lemon Thyme - Thymus citriodorus
I chose the plants because they are each a different colour and texture...it's just now dawned on that they might not be compatable, if there is such a thing. There's companion planting, but is there an opposite?
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toni
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North Texas, Zone 8a
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Most companion planting charts list some combinations of herbs and veggies that should not be grown together but I haven't found very many herbs that can't be grown together except for these ....
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew - several sites mention that because of it's unpleasant scent it wards off bees, even from those plants it is near, so if you want bees in the garden plant Feverfew far away from everything else.
Basil near Rue.
Caraway and Fennel
Coriander and Fennel
Mint and Chamomile or Parsley
Rue and Basil or Sage
As long as the growing requirements for all the plants are the same they should be fine together.
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Snap
Near Brisbane, Australia
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Toni, I'll make note of the incompatibles for future planting reference.
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