Basil |
Plant near: most garden crops |
Keep away from: rue |
Comments: improves the flavor and growth of garden crops, especially tomatoes and lettuce. Repels mosquitoes. |
Beans, Bush |
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. |
Beans, Pole |
Plant near: corn, marigolds, potatoes, radishes |
Keep away from: beets, garlic, kohlrabi, leeks, onions, shallots |
Comments: same as for bush beans. |
Beets |
Plant near: broccoli, brussels sprouts, bush beans, cabbage, cauliflower, chard, kohlrabi, onions |
Keep away from: charlock, field mustard, pole beans |
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Borage |
Plant near: squash, strawberries, tomatoes |
Keep away from: |
Comments: repels tomato worms. Improves flavor and growth of companions. |
Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts |
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. |
Cabbage and Cauliflower |
Plant near: broccoli, brussels sprouts, celery, chard, spinach, tomatoes. |
Keep away from: strawberries |
Comments: tomatoes and celery repel cabbage worms. |
Cantaloupe |
Plant near: corn |
Keep away from: |
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Carrots |
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 |
Chives |
Plant near: apples, berries, carrots, grapes, peas, roses, tomatoes. |
Keep away from: |
Comments: Improves flavor and growth of companions. Deters aphids and Japanese beetles. |
Corn |
Plant near: beans, cucumbers, early potatoes, melons, peas, pumpkins, soybeans, squash. |
Keep away from: |
Comments: soybeans deter chinch bugs. |
Cucumbers |
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. |
Dill |
Plant near: broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, lettuce, onions |
Keep away from: carrots |
Comments: Improves flavor and growth of cabbage family plants. |
Eggplant |
Plant near: green beans, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes |
Keep away from: |
Comments: green beans deter Colorado potato beetles. |
Garlic |
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 |
Plant near: aromatic herbs, buckwheat, cabbage family, marigolds, nasturtiums |
Keep away from: pole beans, strawberries |
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Kohlrabi |
Plant near: cabbage/cauliflower companions (except tomatoes) |
Keep away from: fennel, pole beans, tomatoes |
Comments: kohlrabi stunts tomatoes |
Lettuce |
Plant near: beets, carrotsparsnips, radishes, strawberries |
Keep away from: cabbage family |
Comments: lettuce tenderizes summer radishes. |
Marigolds |
Plant near: all garden crops |
Keep away from: |
Comments: stimulates vegetable growth and deters bean beetles, aphids, potato bugs, squash bugs, nematodes, and maggots. |
Marjoram |
Plant near: all garden crops |
Keep away from: |
Comments: stimulates vegetable growth. |
Mustard |
Plant near: alfalfa cover crops, fruit trees, grapes, legumes |
Keep away from: |
Comments: stimulates growth of companion plants. |
Nasturtiums |
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. |
Onions |
Plant near: beets, cabbage family, carrots, chamomile, lettuce, parsnips |
Keep away from: beans, peas |
Comments: deters most pests, especially maggots. |
Oregano |
Plant near: all garden crops |
Keep away from: |
Comments: deters many insect pests. |
Parsley |
Plant near: corn, roses, tomatoes |
Keep away from: |
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Parsnips |
Plant near: onions, radishes, wormwood |
Keep away from: |
Comments: onions and wormwood help keep root maggots from parsnips. |
Peas |
Plant near: beans, carrots, corn, cucumbers, early potatoes, radishes, turnips |
Keep away from: garlic leeks, onions, shallots |
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Peppers |
Plant near: basil, carrots, eggplant, onions, parsley, tomatoes |
Keep away from: fennel, kohlrabi |
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Potatoes |
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. |
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. |
Rosemary |
Plant near: beans, cabbage, carrots |
Keep away from: |
Comments: repels bean beetles, cabbage moths, and carrot flies. |
Sage |
Plant near: cabbage family, carrots, tomatoes |
Keep away from: cucumbers |
Comments: deters cabbage moths and carrot flies. Invigorates tomato plants. |
Soybeans |
Plant near: corn, potatoes |
Keep away from: |
Comments: chokes weeds and enriches soil. |
Spinach |
Plant near: celery, cauliflower, eggplant, strawberries |
Keep away from: |
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Strawberries |
Plant near: borage, bush beans, lettuce, pyrethrum, spinach |
Keep away from: cabbage family |
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Sunflowers |
Plant near: cucumbers |
Keep away from: potatoes |
Comments: can provide a trellis and shelter for shade-loving cucumbers. |
Swiss Chard |
Plant near: bush beans, kohlrabi, onions |
Keep away from: pole beans |
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Tarragon |
Plant near: all garden crops |
Keep away from: |
Comments: improves vegetables' flavor and growth. |
Thyme |
Plant near: all garden crops |
Keep away from: |
Comments: deters cabbage moths. |
Tomatoes |
Plant near: asparagus, basil, cabbage family, carrots, gooseberries, mustard, parsley, onions, rosemary, sage, stinging nettles, marigold |
Keep away from: fennel, kohlrabi, potatoes, walnuts |
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Turnips and Rutabagas |
Plant near: peas |
Keep away from: knotweed, mustard |
Comments: mustard and knotweed inhibit the growth of turnips and rutabagas. |