| Basil |
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| Plant near: most garden crops |
| Keep away from: rue |
| Comments: improves the flavor and growth of garden crops,
especially tomatoes and lettuce. Repels mosquitoes. |
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| Beans, Bush |
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| Plant near: beets, cabbage, carrots, catnip, cauliflower, corn,
cucumbers, marigolds, potatoes, savory, strawberries |
| Keep away from: fennel, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots |
| Comments: potatoes and marigolds repel Mexican bean beetles.
Catnip repels flea beetles. |
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| Beans, Pole |
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| Plant near: corn, marigolds, potatoes, radishes |
| Keep away from: beets, garlic, kohlrabi, leeks, onions, shallots |
| Comments: same as for bush beans. |
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| Beets |
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| Plant near: broccoli, brussels sprouts, bush beans, cabbage,
cauliflower, chard, kohlrabi, onions |
| Keep away from: charlock, field mustard, pole beans |
| Comments: |
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| Borage |
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| Plant near: squash, strawberries, tomatoes |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: repels tomato worms. Improves flavor and growth of
companions. |
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| Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts |
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| Plant near: beets, buckwheat, calendula, carrots, chamomile,
dill, hyssop, marigolds, mints, nasturtiums, onions, rosemary, sage, thyme,
wormwood. |
| Keep away from: strawberries |
| Comments: marigolds repel cabbage moths. Nasturtiums repel
aphids. |
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| Cabbage and Cauliflower |
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| Plant near: broccoli, brussels sprouts, celery, chard, spinach,
tomatoes. |
| Keep away from: strawberries |
| Comments: tomatoes and celery repel cabbage worms. |
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| Cantaloupe |
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| Plant near: corn |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: |
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| Carrots |
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| Plant near: cabbage, chives, early potatoes, leeks, lettuce,
onions, peas, radishes, rosemary, sage, salsify, wormwood. |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: onions, leeks, and wormwood repel carrot flies |
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| Chives |
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| Plant near: apples, berries, carrots, grapes, peas, roses,
tomatoes. |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: Improves flavor and growth of companions. Deters
aphids and Japanese beetles. |
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| Corn |
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| Plant near: beans, cucumbers, early potatoes, melons, peas,
pumpkins, soybeans, squash. |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: soybeans deter chinch bugs. |
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| Cucumbers |
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| Plant near: beans, cabbage, corn, early potatoes, radishes,
sunflowers. |
| Keep away from: late potatoes |
| Comments: Radishes deter cucumber beetles. Cucumbers encourage
blight in late potatoes. |
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| Dill |
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| Plant near: broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower,
cucumber, lettuce, onions |
| Keep away from: carrots |
| Comments: Improves flavor and growth of cabbage family plants. |
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| Eggplant |
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| Plant near: green beans, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: green beans deter Colorado potato beetles. |
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| Garlic |
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| Plant near: cabbage, cane fruits, fruit trees, roses, tomatoes |
| Keep away from: peas, beans |
| Comments: deters Japanese beetles and aphids. A garlic oil spray
deters onion flies, aphids, and ermine moths. A garlic tea helps repel late
potato blight. |
| Kale |
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| Plant near: aromatic herbs, buckwheat, cabbage family,
marigolds, nasturtiums |
| Keep away from: pole beans, strawberries |
| Comments: |
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| Kohlrabi |
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| Plant near: cabbage/cauliflower companions (except tomatoes) |
| Keep away from: fennel, pole beans, tomatoes |
| Comments: kohlrabi stunts tomatoes |
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| Lettuce |
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| Plant near: beets, carrotsparsnips, radishes, strawberries |
| Keep away from: cabbage family |
| Comments: lettuce tenderizes summer radishes. |
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| Marigolds |
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| Plant near: all garden crops |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: stimulates vegetable growth and deters bean beetles,
aphids, potato bugs, squash bugs, nematodes, and maggots. |
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| Marjoram |
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| Plant near: all garden crops |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: stimulates vegetable growth. |
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| Mustard |
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| Plant near: alfalfa cover crops, fruit trees, grapes, legumes |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: stimulates growth of companion plants. |
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| Nasturtiums |
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| Plant near: apples, beans, cabbage family, greenhouse crops,
potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, squash |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: repels aphids, potato bugs, squash bugs, striped
pumpkin beetles, and Mexican bean beetles and destroys white flies in
greenhouses. |
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| Onions |
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| Plant near: beets, cabbage family, carrots, chamomile, lettuce,
parsnips |
| Keep away from: beans, peas |
| Comments: deters most pests, especially maggots. |
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| Oregano |
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| Plant near: all garden crops |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: deters many insect pests. |
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| Parsley |
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| Plant near: corn, roses, tomatoes |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: |
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| Parsnips |
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| Plant near: onions, radishes, wormwood |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: onions and wormwood help keep root maggots from
parsnips. |
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| Peas |
|
| Plant near: beans, carrots, corn, cucumbers, early potatoes,
radishes, turnips |
| Keep away from: garlic leeks, onions, shallots |
| Comments: |
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| Peppers |
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| Plant near: basil, carrots, eggplant, onions, parsley, tomatoes |
| Keep away from: fennel, kohlrabi |
| Comments: |
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| Potatoes |
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| Plant near: basil, beans, cabbage family, corn, eggplant, flax,
hemp, marigolds, peas, squash |
| Keep away from: apples, birch, cherries, cucumbers, pumpkins,
raspberries, sunflowers, tomatoes, walnuts |
| Comments: hemp deters phytophthora
infestans. Basil deters potato beetles. Marigolds
(dug into crop soil) deter nematodes. |
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| Radishes |
| |
| Plant near: chervil, cucumbers, lettuce, melons, peas,
nasturtiums, root crops |
| Keep away from: hyssop |
| Comments: radishes deter cucumber beetles. Chervil makes
radishes hot. Lettuce helps make radishes tender. Nasturtiums improve
radishes' flavor. |
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| Rosemary |
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| Plant near: beans, cabbage, carrots |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: repels bean beetles, cabbage moths, and carrot flies. |
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| Sage |
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| Plant near: cabbage family, carrots, tomatoes |
| Keep away from: cucumbers |
| Comments: deters cabbage moths and carrot flies. Invigorates
tomato plants. |
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| Soybeans |
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| Plant near: corn, potatoes |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: chokes weeds and enriches soil. |
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| Spinach |
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| Plant near: celery, cauliflower, eggplant, strawberries |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: |
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| Strawberries |
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| Plant near: borage, bush beans, lettuce, pyrethrum, spinach |
| Keep away from: cabbage family |
| Comments: |
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| Sunflowers |
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| Plant near: cucumbers |
| Keep away from: potatoes |
| Comments: can provide a trellis and shelter for shade-loving
cucumbers. |
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| Swiss Chard |
| |
| Plant near: bush beans, kohlrabi, onions |
| Keep away from: pole beans |
| Comments: |
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| Tarragon |
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| Plant near: all garden crops |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: improves vegetables' flavor and growth. |
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| Thyme |
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| Plant near: all garden crops |
| Keep away from: |
| Comments: deters cabbage moths. |
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| Tomatoes |
| |
| Plant near: asparagus, basil, cabbage family, carrots,
gooseberries, mustard, parsley, onions, rosemary, sage, stinging nettles, marigold |
| Keep away from: fennel, kohlrabi, potatoes, walnuts |
| Comments: |
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| Turnips and Rutabagas |
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| Plant near: peas |
| Keep away from: knotweed, mustard |
| Comments: mustard and knotweed inhibit the growth of turnips and
rutabagas. |
