Companion Planting Idea Exchange

The next Gardener’s Idea Exchange at the Mahaska County Extension Office will be Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 7 pm. The event is hosted by the Mahaska County Master Gardeners.  It is free and open to the public. All interested gardeners are encouraged to attend.

Companion Planting is the planting of different crops in close proximity to each other in the garden on the theory that they assist each other in nutrient uptake, pest control, pollination, and other factors necessary to increasing crop productivity.

The Idea Exchange is similar to a roundtable, where participants are encouraged to bring visual aids and information to share with the group.  Attendees are also encouraged to bring the plant markers they use.

More information can be found at the Mahaska County Extension Office; 212 North I Street; Oskaloosa;  Phone 641-673-5841; and www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/yardgarden.htm .