Twenty years of companion planting, packaged as complete bed recipes: which plants share a bed, why they get along, and how the season plays out. Field-tested at 57° north — each recipe links to the crops in it, with a season timeline for the whole bed.
Outdoor cucumbers climb and shelter between the corn rows.
The greenhouse experiments — two heat-hungry climbers sharing the warmest corner.
Onions confuse the root fly; turnips fill the gaps.
Direct-sown parsley marks the row while turnips race ahead.
Pickling cucumbers use the corn stalks as living trellis.
The minimal guild — corn up, pumpkin down.
Corn gives height, zucchini and pumpkin cover the ground and keep the weeds down. A classic three-sisters variation without the beans.
Fast version of the corn guild for a smaller bed.
Chard's deep roots and turnip's shallow ones stay out of each other's way.
Autumn carrots take over as the turnips leave.
Summer carrots and turnips share the row on different timelines.
Slow parsnips get a running start behind fast turnips.
A full mixed row: roots, alliums and flowers in one bed.
The deep-root mixed bed with flowers on top.
The extended greenhouse guild — every heat-lover in one managed space.
The greenhouse heat-lovers share the same watering, feeding and temperature rhythm.
Flowers pull the pollinators in — and look after the bed's looks.
Same root-fly trick as the yellow onions, red version.
Two root crops, different depths, one row.
Quick turnips harvest out while the slow salsify takes its time.
The full squash guild: corn as the vertical layer, squashes sprawling below.
Winter squash sprawls under the corn and stores into winter.