Books I'm Reading Lately, Companion Planting

There's something about Winter that slows my brain down. I can stare at seed catalogs, make a gardening calendar, and attend to basic preparations. But no matter how hard I try to read about gardening techniques, I can't seem to retain the information. Good news, though. It's springtime again and the library has fielded some really great gardening reads. I'll be sharing some of them here, though with much shorter commentary than I had used in the past. I'm just too busy running around to get hung up in the details. 

Companion Planting Reads:

“Complete Guide to Companion Planting” by Dale Mayer ISBN 9781601383457

Thorough and concise paperback resource. Part of the “Back to Basics” series. Discusses plant companions but also “critters” helpful and harmful. Assumes a very basic knowledge of gardening so occasionally tedious in explanations for the more experienced gardener. Very holistic approach to gardening.

“Mix and Match Guide to Companion Planting” by Josie Jeffery ISBN 9781607746331

Flip book style guide featuring aboveground, central, and belowground crops. Includes comments on 75 plants with full color photos. Great for visually mixing plantings. Not as useful for finding companions for established garden plan.