Companion Planting for Water Efficiency: Shade, Mulch, in Australia

Companion Planting for Water Efficiency: Shade, Mulch, and Guild PlantingStrategic companion planting reduces water needs by creating shade that reduces soil evaporation, using living mulches that cover the soil surface, and building plant guilds that support each other's growth and water needs.Getting StartedThe three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) is the classic water-efficient companion planting system — corn provides vertical structure, beans fix nitrogen, and squash shades the soil sur…