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Seed selection

To make good choices, you need to plan well and be Ideally, opt for untreated, organic seeds:
informed. Where will your garden be located? How • without phytosanitary treatment
big? What is the exposure to the sun, the rusticity zone • untouched by chemical or synthetic products
• for delicious results!
where you live? Answer these questions first, and take • because older varieties have been developed
the time to carefully read the planting instructions for their disease resistance
printed on the seed packets. If you’re planting
vegetables in a balcony container or integrated into Or “heritage” or “traditional” varieties:
your flower beds, in a large vegetable garden or small, • more than 50 years old
requirements will vary. Also, consider plant pairings, • among the tastiest varieties
• the most disease-resistant.
since certain plants are good companion plants for
others, protecting them from insect pests.

Beginner alert! Start with…

Herbs

Herbs are quite easy to grow, and there’s a bonus; their fragrance will repel certain insect pests from your other plants.
Companion planting is all about who can do what and for whom! Clever pairing will help protect your precious vegetables.

Dill Basil Chives
Companions: lettuce, Companions: tomatoes, Companions: tomatoes,
onions, cabbage beans, sweet peppers carrots
Repels aphids

Cilantro Tarragon Mint
Sow in peat pots. Companions: eggplant Plant separately, since plants
are invasive
Repels ants and aphids
Oregano Parsley
Companions: lettuce, Companions: eggplant, ground cherry, corn, radish, rosemary, tomatoes
onions, cabbage Enemy plants: artichoke, dill, carrots, celery, beans, lettuce
Natural insect repellant

Rosemary Sage Thyme
Companions: beans, Companions: carrots, Companions: Broccoli,
cabbage, carrots strawberry, rosemary, strawberry, tomatoes
Repels aphids tomatoes

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