Companion Planting

• Companion planting is a great way to use space efficiently in the garden.
• You can plant your vegetables and flowers in mutually beneficial arrangements.
• It can protect your plants from insects.

Plant Near:

• Tomatoes: Repel Asparagus Beetles
• Nasturtiums, Parsley, & Basil: Help Growth

Avoid Planting Near:

• Onions, Garlic, Chives, and Gladiolus

Beans:

Plant Near:

• Potatoes: Repel Mexican Bean Beetles
• Rosemary: Repels Insects
• Catnip: Repels Flea Beetles
• All Beans: Carrots, Peas, Cauliflower, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Summer Savory, Strawberries, and Petunias: Help Growth
• Bush Beans: Beets, Celery, Sunflowers, and Parsnips Help Growth
• Pole Beans: Radishes Help Growth

Avoid Planting Near:

• Beets, Cabbage, Onion, Kohlrabi, Sunflowers by Pole Beans
• Gladiolus and Fennel

Beets:

Plant Near:

• Bush Beans, Cabbage, Lettuce, Onions, Kohlrabi, and Lima Beans

Avoid Planting Near:

• Pole Beans

Cabbage:

Plant Near:

• Celery: Repels Cabbage Worms
• Onion Family: Deters Maggots
• Rosemary, Sage, Thyme: Repel Insects
• Beets, Carrots, Bush Beans, Lettuce, Spinach, Cucumbers, Kale, Potatoes, Dill, Sage, Mint, Chamomile, Nasturtiums: Help Growth

Avoid Planting Near:

• Strawberries, Tomatoes, & Pole Beans

Carrots:

Plant Near:

• Beans and Peas: Add nutrients
• Onion, Leeks, Chives: Repel Carrot Flies
• Rosemary, Sage, Cabbage, and Brussel Sprouts Repel Insects
• Tomatoes, Peppers, Leaf Lettuce, Red Radishes: Help Growth

Avoid Planting Near:

• Dill, Celery, and Parsnips

Cucumbers:

Plant Near:

• Beans and Peas: Add Nutrients
• Radishes: Repel Cucumber Beetles
• Corn, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Lettuce, Sunflowers, Dill and Nasturiums: Help Growth

Avoid Planting Near:

• Potatoes, Sage, and Aromatic Herbs

Tomatoes:

Plant Near:

• Asparagus and Basl: Repel Insects
• Peppers, Celery, Onions, Carrots, Cucumbers, Parsley, Mint, Chives, Marigolds and Nasturtiums: Help Growth

Avoid Planting Near:

• Corn, Dill, Potatoes, Cabbage, Kohlrabi, and Fennel

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