Thrifty gardeners try to use every centimeter of their plot to get more harvest, rather than fighting weeds.
Often gardeners improve the garden bed under an apple tree by planting useful or simply beautiful plants under the tree.
What to plant under an apple tree
Under a tall tree, you can organize beds with all kinds of salads and spinach.
But experts advise to arrange a raised bed. Otherwise, there will be a struggle for nutrients, and it will be unlikely to grow greens.
You can plant nasturtium and marigolds in the tree trunk circle. They say that these flowers repel a number of pests. For example, aphids, onion and carrot flies, fleas and Colorado beetles.
If we are talking about a low-growing apple tree (up to 3.5 m), then the plants under it will not have enough light. It will not be possible to grow greenery under such a tree, but you can try to plant flowers.
Some gardeners also grow strawberries under apple trees. They claim that the roots of garden strawberries and the tree do not compete for nutrition.
