Bed recipe · field-tested

Chilli + Marigold + Basil + Radishes + Parsley + Dill

Chili + Tagetes + Basilika

Grown for real in my garden in 2016 — first written up in the log.

Illustration
coming

How the bed is laid out

Chilli plants in rows, with marigold and basil tucked in between them.

One plan covering three raised beds with chilli as the main crop — marigold and basil fill the gaps, and a first quick batch of radishes, parsley and dill gets harvested out before the chillies need the space.

In this bed

The season, month by month

MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Chilli sown indoors TH
Marigold S
Basil SSTTTH
Radishes
Parsley direct-sown SSS
Dill direct-sown SH
Sow — indoors or direct, per row note Transplant Harvest Sowings before March aren't shown — check each crop page.

A friendly reminder: every garden plays by its own rules. Zones, soil, weather and a hundred small things decide what works — so this is how I did it and what worked for me, not a promise. Try, learn, adjust, try again.. that's half the fun anyway.

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