I figured I would slip into your inbox while we're all experiencing that final afternoon march to the end of the workweek. Grab a cup of your favorite hot wake-up juice, and I'll see if I can us get to the weekend a little faster. 

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Companion planting seems to be a dividing topic among gardeners. 

Many swear by it, many think it’s bunk, and still, many more are just plain confused by companion planting. One thing is for certain: there’s a plethora of bad information out there about it.

For the longest time, there hasn’t been much to back up the claims made about growing certain plants next to one another and not next to others.