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    Garden Journal

    Aug 27, 2020 3 minutes

    CROP COMPANIONS

    WHAT: Hyssop and blackberries

    WHY: To ensure that you will enjoy sweet, ripe berries picked from your blackberry bushes, deter pests that may hinder their growth by companion planting with hyssop. A shrubby plant relished by bees and butterflies due to the amount of pollen produced, hyssop will ward off foliage and fruit predators, such as beetles, while its intense blue flowers can be used as a salad garnish, too.

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