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Zinnias & Vegetables

✓ Excellent Companions

✓ Why Zinnias and Vegetables Work Well Together

✓Zinnias attract numerous pollinators
✓Attract hummingbirds which eat pest insects
✓Add beauty to vegetable garden

🔬 How It Works (Science)

  • 1.Nectar-rich flowers support beneficial insects
  • 2.Habitat diversification
  • 3.Color attracts pollinators

📋 Planting Tips

1Plant zinnias throughout vegetable garden
2Use cutting zinnia varieties for bouquets too
3Deadhead for continuous bloom

📏 Recommended Spacing

Zinnia plants scattered 12-18" apart among vegetables

📚 Sources & Research

  • •Pollinator research
  • •Beneficial insect habitat studies

Other Vegetables Companions

Alyssum✓ GoodFennel✕ Avoid

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