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ELIZABETHTON — It may still be winter at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park, but there are still quite a few things going on in February at the main park and
Why You Should Always Plant Flowers in Your Vegetable Patch Boost your yield nicolas_Getty Images If you’re still growing flowers and vegetables on opposite sides of your yard, it’s time rethink your garden plan. Companion planting flowers and vegetables in the same beds is a strategy professional growers use to boost yields and keep crops healthy, and it’s easy and beneficial for beginners to do, too. Maggie Saska, plant production specialist at the Rodale Institute organic farm, says the most important reason to grow flowers in your vegetable bed is to attract native bees and other beneficial insects. Without bees stopping by your garden to snack on nectar and swap pollen around, you’re going to have a pretty disappointing crop.