Side by side
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Lay two plants next to each other — uses, risks, and whether either has a grow guide.
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Sweet alyssum
Lobularia maritima
A honey-scented white mat that feeds hoverflies — the living mulch at the feet of cabbage and kale.
Flavor
A faint mustard honey. Not worth a bowl.
In favor
The hoverfly diner of the brassica bed
Against
Heat pause in July
Days to harvest
40–50 days to bloom
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