| Companion Planting
Guide for Your Vegetables |
|
The
following table should act as a guide |
|
Anise |
Coriander |
Aids the
growth and flavor of Anise. |
|
Asparagus |
Parsley or
basil |
Controls
Asparagus beetles. |
|
Basil, Sweet |
throughout
garden |
Enhances the
flavor and growth of everything around it. |
|
Carrots |
Sage |
Deters carrot
(rust) flies. |
|
Chamomile |
throughout
garden |
Brings overall
health to the garden. Attracts good insects. |
|
Chervil |
Radishes |
One plant
requires heavy nutrients while the other requires very little. |
|
Chives |
Carrots,
grapes, roses, and tomatoes |
Curb Japanese
Beetles, and black spot. |
|
Corn |
Snap beans or
soybeans |
Enhances
growth of corn. |
|
Cosmos |
throughout
garden |
Pest insects
won’t come near it, but it will attract pollinating wasps. |
|
French
Marigolds |
throughout
garden |
Strong odor
confuses pests looking for their favorite plant. |
|
Garlic |
throughout
garden |
Repels aphids
and beetles. |
|
Mustard |
Beans |
One plant
requires heavy nutrients while the other requires very little. |
|
Mints |
Cabbage,
strawberries |
Deters aphids
and other aphid pests, as well as ants who invade strawberries. |
|
Nasturtiums |
throughout
garden |
Repels aphids
and white flies. |
|
Onions |
Carrots |
The two
combined help to control rust flies and some nematodes. |
|
Peanuts |
Corn |
Increases
yields of both crops. |
|
Peas |
Lettuce,
spinach, and Chinese cabbage |
Benefit from
the shade and wind protection peas provide. |
|
Potatoes |
Horseradish
and/or tansy |
Plant plenty
for maximum benefits in attempt to ward off Colorado Potato
Beetles. |
|
Radishes |
Squash,
cucumbers, and/or Carrots |
Great
deterrent against Cucumber Beetles and Rust flies. Also
eliminates diseases spread by these plants. |
|
Rue |
throughout
garden |
Disagreeable
taste and bad odor sends even persistent pests on their way. |
|
Sage |
Strawberries,
Cabbage, and/or Tomatoes |
Deters
unwanted pests and benefits each other in garden. |
|
Savory |
throughout
garden |
Ideal planting
crop. Attracts good insects. |
|
Spinach |
Beans or
tomatoes |
Benefits from
the shade both plants provide. |
|
Strawberries |
Borage or sage |
Enhances
flavor of fruit and strengthens plant’s resistance to insects
and diseases. |
|
Tansy |
Cabbage and/or
potatoes |
Deters
Cutworms, Cabbage Worms, and Colorado Potato Beetles. |
|
Thyme |
Tomatoes
and/or cabbage |
All three
together control Flea Beetles, Cabbage Maggot, White Cabbage
Butterflies, Colorado Potato Beetles, and imported Cabbage Worms |
Companion
Planting is an intermixing of aromatic flowers and herbs
for the mutual benefit of the plant. For instance...
planting Marigolds with your tomatoes will deter a
number of insects & caterpillars.
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