1. Sustainable Companion Gardening
Prepared By:
Lisa Beuning
June, 2014
Prepared For:
Sustainable Garden/Horticulture, Biology Class
Shoreline Community College
Judy Penn, Professor
2. Steps to Create Companion Planting
Fill garden beds with soil mix
Choose plants based on
compatibility
Natural pest control
Attract beneficial insects
Natural pest control
Increase yield of
vegetables
Use of sustainable practices
Lessons Learned
First Rule-There are No Rules
4. Filling Garden Beds with Soil
What makes your garden grow?
Garden Soil
Coconut
Coir
Animal
Waste
Compost Organic
Top Soil
Yard
Compost
Seashelis Organic
Cedar
Grove
Compost
7. Plotting the Beds
Plants currently in place
Starts growing for school
project
Raspberry plants
Sun, air, water usage, root
depth
Considerations
16. Progress,NotPerfection Location of plants
Utilize potted plants around the garden
Utilize intercropping
Don’t plant too close to established plants
Journaling – more of it
Row cover usage
Plant more native perennial plants
LessonsLearned
Notes de l'éditeur
Filled with weeds when I moved into the house with this yard. First step was to smother the weeds with layers of cardboard and newspaper.
Instead of filling the beds in one process I chose to fill them bit by bit as money and product became available.
The plants, soil, bricks, and plants were all given to me by either friends or through Craigslist and Freecycle.
Yard leaves, bags of soil when given or on sale, coffee grounds, pine needles, coconut coir, and zoo doo.
Nasturtiums grow best with shade and planted directly outside, carrots did not take (at first yes, then were gobbled up)
Grow Nasturtiums, Lavender in pots so they can be moved around in the garden
To make the most use of the space in the beds, plant inbetween with ground cover.