Here at The Growers Exchange, we’re excited to say we have officially started our annual employee vegetable garden!  We have started our early spring greens, broccoli, and cabbage, and have added a few herbs to the mix as companion plants.

Broccoli and the entire cabbage family (including cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, collards, and brussel sprouts) grow wonderfully with aromatic herbs such as dill, chamomile, sage, rosemary, hyssop, and thyme.  All members of the cabbage family are heavy feeders, and will greatly benefit from nearby, healthy, herb plants– plants who will double as insect repellents!  Although the white cabbage butterfly is not harmful and can help pollinate, its pesky caterpillars are the ones who will chomp away at and destroy your crop.  Aromatic herbs will help keep these hungry little guys away.