How do I determine the best plants and planting for a square garden?
I hear stories of square gardens and how certain plans almost act like pesticides for other plans. Where and how do I determine this information?
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Square foot gardening has been around a long time. All you have to do is Google, or use the search engine of choice. Here are some sites to get you started:
https://www.almanac.com/content/garden-plans-square-foot-garden
http://www.vegetable-gardening-online.com/square-foot-garden.html
https://www.quickcrop.ie/blog/2015/02/new-square-foot-garden-plans/
Also for local advice, check with a reputable nursery that has a Master Gardener on staff or your local Ag Extension.
Check out "Carrots Love Tomatoes" by Louise Riotte, Garden Way Publishing. Written 1975, but yet very relevant.
There is a book that has great information on this. It's called Carrots Love Tomatoes. You can find it here: https://amzn.to/2tefy8n (affiliate link)
I container garden and have found that thyme repels tomato worms, nastursums repel cucumber beetles, marigolds repel pepper beetles, morning glories repel corn worms