Foreword ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The Power of Plant Partnerships 5
How Does Modern Companion Planting Work?
Chapter 2 Soil Preparation & Conditioning 27
From Cover Crops to Living Rototillers
Chapter 3 Weed Management 49
Using Living Mulches and Allelopathy to Combat Weeds
Chapter 4 Support & Structure 67
Plants That Act as Living Trellises
Chapter 5 Pest Management 93
Luring, Trapping, Tricking, and Deterring Pest Insects
Chapter 6 Disease Management 129
Suppressing Disease through Plant Partnerships and Interplanting
Chapter 7 Biological Control 145
Plant Partners That Attract and Support Pest-Eating Beneficial Insects
Chapter 8 Pollination 167
Bringing More Pollinators to the Garden through the Perfect, Plant/Pollinator Matches
Epilogue: The Companion Planting Journey 185
Acknowledgments 186
Resources 187
Glossary 188
Bibliography 190
Index 200