Onions: Onions don't take up a lot of room above the ground, and are said to deter many common insect pests in the garden, such as aphids, slugs, and cabbage worms,
making them a good companion plant for peppers.
I've been curious about the
best was to
make sure my leafy living
companions stay healthy while I'm away ever since I left for a week - long vacation about a year ago thinking I'd come up with a clever drip system to keep my favorite fern alive during my absence, only to come home and see the system failed and the
plant was no more.