COMPANION PLANTING By: Gary Pfalzbot About the Author Please Help Rate This Article 5 = Extremely Useful 4 = Very Useful 3 = Somewhat Useful 2 = Okay but not enough 1 = Not At All Useful Rated 3.2 by 12 responses.

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There is a technique in planting gardens and crops that has been around for quite some time, perhaps since man first dug a small hole in the soil, dropped in a few seeds and then covered it over, called companion planting. Companion planting is simple; planting varieties of plants that are helpful to each other and also which can help control various parasites and insects in the planted section. This article is a compilation of the various plant combinations that I have compiled and will continue to add to as my research continues... PLANT NAME GOOD COMPANIONS BAD COMPANIONS Asparagus Tomatoes, parsley, basil none listed Basil Tomatoes (improves growth & flavor); said to dislike rue; repels flies & mosquitoes, Pepper, Marigold none listed Bean Potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, cauliflower, cabbage, summer savory, most other veggies & herbs none listed Bean (bush) Sunflowers (beans like partial shade, unless you live up north, sunflowers attract birds & bees for pollination), cucumbers (combination of heavy and light feeders), potatoes, corn, celery, summer savory, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chard, Eggplant, Leek, Lettuce, Parsnip, Pea, Radish, Rosemary, Strawberry, Tansy, Marigold Basil, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Onion Bee Balm Tomatoes (improves growth & flavor). none listed Beet Onions, kohlrabi, Bush Beans, Cabbage family, Lettuce, Lima Bean, Radish, Sage Mustard, Pole Bean Borage Tomatoes (attracts bees, deters tomato worm, improves growth & flavor), squash, strawberries none listed Cabbage Family (broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi) - Potatoes, celery, dill, chamomile, sage, thyme, mint, pennyroyal, rosemary, lavender, beets, onions; aromatic plants deter cabbage worms none listed Caraway Loosens soil; plant here and there none listed Carrot Peas, lettuce, chives, onions, leeks, rosemary, sage, tomatoes none listed Catnip Plant in borders; protects against flea beetles none listed Celery Leeks, tomatoes, bush beans, cauliflower, cabbage, almost everything Carrot, Parsley, Parsnip Chamomile Cabbage, onions none listed Chervil Radishes (improves growth & flavor). none listed Chive Plant around base of fruit trees to discourage insects from climbing trunk none listed Corn Beets, cabbage, cantaloupe, parsely, peas, Potatoes, peas, all beans, cucumbers, pumpkin, squash, tomato Cucumber Corn, peas, radishes, Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Cabbage family, Dill, Eggplant, Lettuce, Marigold, Nasturtium, Onions, Radish, Tomato, Savory, Sunflower potato, no strong herbs Dead Nettle Potatoes (deters potato bugs) none listed Dill Cabbage (improves growth & health), carrots none listed Eggplant Beans none listed Fennel Most plants are supposed to dislike it. none listed Flax Carrots, potatoes none listed Garlic Roses & raspberries (deters Japanese beetle); with herbs to enhance their production of essential oils; plant liberally throughout garden to deter pests none listed Horseradish Potatoes (deters potato beetle); around plum trees to discourage curculios none listed Hyssop Cabbage (deters cabbage moths), grapes Keep away from radishes Lamb's Quarters Nutritious edible weeds; allow to grow in modest amounts in the corn none listed Leek Onions, celery, carrots none listed Lemon Balm Here and there in the garden none listed Marigold The workhorse of pest deterrents; keeps soil free of nematodes; discourages many insects; plant freely throughout the garden. none listed Marjoram Here and there in the garden none listed Mint Cabbage family; tomatoes; deters cabbage moth none listed Nasturtium Tomatoes, radish, cabbage, cucumbers; plant under fruit trees; deters aphids & pests of curcurbits none listed Onion Beets, strawberries, tomato, lettuce (protects against slugs), beans (protects against ants), summer savory none listed Parsley Tomato, asparagus none listed Pea Squash (when squash follows peas up trellis), plus grows well with almost any vegetable; adds nitrogen to the soil, Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots, Celery, Chicory, Corn Cucumber, Eggplant, Parsley, Early Potato, Radish, Spinach, Strawberry, Sweet pepper, Turnips Onion, late potato Petunia Protects beans; beneficial throughout garden none listed Pole Beans Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Corn Cucumber, Eggplant, Lettuce, Marigold, Pea, Potato, Radish, Rosemary, Savory, Strawberry, Tansy Basil, Beets, Cabbage, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Onion, Radish, Sunflower Radish, Rosemary, Savory, Strawberry, Tansy Potato Horseradish, beans, corn, cabbage, marigold, limas, eggplant (as a trap crop for potato beetle) none listed Pot Marigold Helps tomato, but plant throughout garden as deterrent to asparagus beetle, tomato worm & many other garden pests none listed Pumpkin Corn none listed Radish Peas, nasturtium, lettuce, cucumbers; a general aid in repelling insects none listed Rosemary Carrots, beans, cabbage, sage; deters cabbage moth, bean beetles & carrot fly none listed Rue Roses & raspberries; deters Japanese beetle keep away from basil Sage Rosemary, carrots, cabbage, peas, beans; deters some insects none listed Soybean Grows with anything; helps everything none listed Spinach Strawberries none listed Squash Nasturtium, corn none listed Strawberry Bush beans, spinach, borage, lettuce (as a border) none listed Summer Savory Beans, onions; deters bean beetles none listed Sunflower Cucumber none listed Tansy Plant under fruit trees; deters pests of roses & raspberries; deters flying insects, also Japanese beetles, striped cucumber beetles, squash bugs; deters ants none listed Tarragon Good throughout garden none listed Thyme Here and there in garden; deters cabbage worm none listed Tomato Chives, onion, parsley, asparagus, marigold, nasturtium, carrot, limas none listed Valerian Good anywhere in garden none listed Wormwood As a border, keeps animals from the garden none listed Yarrow Plant along borders, near paths, near aromatic herbs; enhances essential oil production of herbs none listed

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