Planning a Mixed Vegetable Garden

Growing several vegetables together gives you a varied harvest and keeps the soil healthier. With good planning, even a small balcony can supply salads, roots and herbs.

Choosing Companion Plants

Some plants grow well together. Tomatoes pair nicely with basil, carrots grow happily beside onions, and lettuce enjoys the shade of taller crops in summer.

Rotating Your Crops

Avoid planting the same vegetable family in the same spot every year. Rotating crops reduces pests and diseases and keeps nutrients balanced.

A Simple Planting Calendar

Start leafy greens and peas in early spring, plant tomatoes and beans once frosts have passed, and sow quick crops like radishes between slower ones.