How to Grow Chives: The Most Forgiving Herb in the Garden
July 16, 2026 · 5 min read
Chives are the most forgiving herb you can grow — a hardy perennial onion relative that returns every spring and feeds a kitchen for a decade.
Crop Rotation & Companion Planting Guides
Grow the same family in the same soil every year and you breed its pests right where it hurts. These guides cover rotating by plant family, the companions backed by real evidence, and keeping a journal so next season starts from what you actually saw.
GardenDraft's journal remembers what grew in each bed, so you can move plant families before pest and disease pressure builds.
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Attracting Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
June 1, 2026 · 5 min read
The most productive gardens are busy with insects — and that's a feature. Bees pollinate your crops while a whole army of predators hunts the pests. Gardening for these allies is a quiet key to a healthy garden.
Cover Crops & Green Manure for the Off-Season
May 28, 2026 · 6 min read
When a bed finishes for the year, don't leave it bare. A cover crop protects and rebuilds the soil over winter, then feeds next year's vegetables.
Garden Journal for Crop Rotation: What to Track Each Season
May 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Crop rotation only works if you remember what grew where. Track crop families, planting dates, harvest windows, and problems so next year's garden starts from evidence.
What Not to Plant Together: The Few Pairings That Really Conflict
May 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Most 'enemies' charts are folklore, but a handful of combinations genuinely cause trouble — for concrete reasons: competition, shared diseases, allelopathy, and shade. Here are the conflicts worth honoring.
Crop Rotation Made Simple: Rotate by Plant Family
April 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Grow tomatoes in the same warm corner every June and you breed a reservoir of their pests and diseases right where it hurts. Rotation breaks that cycle — and all it takes is knowing which crops are relatives.
Companion Planting That Actually Works (and What's Just Folklore)
April 20, 2026 · 8 min read
Companion planting is equal parts good science and stubborn folklore, and the charts rarely tell you which is which. Here's what holds up under research — and the simple principle underneath all of it.
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