I get a lot of questions on companion planting. That's one of the main reasons I created the

Companion Planting 101 mini course was because honestly I feel like so much that's out on the

internet these days is more confusing than helpful and I think there are some basic principles

to keep in mind with companion planting that will make it not so difficult to manage.

And because it's a brand new course and because I really want to get this information in your hands to help you with garden planning this year,

I'm actually offering it for free through January 27th.

All you have to do is use the code free 22 in the link in the show notes or

Journey with Jill.net slash companion. I tried to make it a very short mini course so that you can

get all that you need but not have to spend a ton of time in it. And hopefully these principles

will help you put companion planting practices into place in your garden.

I mentioned, though, that companion planting is one of the most common questions I get this time of

year, especially when it comes to planning our gardens.

But there is one particular question underneath that umbrella of the topic of companion planting

that I think I have gotten more than any other,

and that is how close is too close. That's honestly a hard question to answer definitively

because it just depends on a lot of different factors. And honestly, most of what I have learned

has come from trial and error, from trying

different combinations in different spaces and observing what has worked and frankly, what has

failed miserably. But I feel like through those experiences, I can share kind of a framework

that I have, I would hate to say, discovered,

but maybe observed more in my garden that I think will help clear things up a little bit.

And at the very least, we'll give you some principles to keep in mind as you start to plan

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