Companion Plants for Your Garden

Companion planting is the planting of different crops in proximity (in gardening and agriculture), on the theory that they assist each other in nutrient uptake, pest control, pollination, and other factors necessary to increasing crop productivity. Good luck with your garden!

Onion – plant with parsley to keep away onion fly

Celery – plant with cabbage, broccoli, or cauliflower to deter butterflies (grows well with beans, tomatoes, and leeks)

Asparagus – plant with tomatoes, parsley, or basil

Swiss Chard – plant with cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, lettuce, or herbs – do not plant with string beans

Beets – plant with kohlrabi, carrots, cucumber, lettuce, onions, cabbage, broccoli, or cauliflower – do not plant with string beans, dill, or fennel

Brussels Sprouts – plant with onions

Cabbage – plant with herbs, onion, garlic, peas, celery, potatoes, or beets

Kohlrabi – plant with beets or onions

Peppers – plant with basil, okra, or tomatoes

Cucumber – plant with corn, sunflowers, peas, beans, beets, or carrots

Pumpkin & Squash -  Plant with corn, peas, or beans

Carrot – Plant with onions, annual flowers, lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, or peas – do not plant with anise and dill

Lettuce – Plant with cucumbers, onions, radishes, carrots, or dill (dill protects them from aphids)

Tomato – Plant with basil, parsley, and asparagus or French marigolds (French marigolds deter whiteflies)

Bean – plant with celery, corns, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower or melons

Peas – plant with beans, root crops, potatoes, or corn

Radish –  Plant with peas or lettuce

Potato – plant with corn, cabbage, beans, or marigolds

Spinach – plant with beans, peas, corn, and strawberries

Corn – Plant with beans, peas, sunflowers, cucumbers, squash, melons, and potatoes