Vegetables Companion Planting Guide Vegetables Common name Scientifi c name Helps Helped by Attract s Repels/ Distracts Avoid Comments Alliums Allium fruit trees, nightsha des (tomatoe s, capsicum peppers, potatoes ), brassica s (cabbage , broccoli , kohlrabi , etc.) carrots carrots slugs, aphids, carrot fly , cabbage worms [1] beans, peas, parsley Alliums include onions, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives, and others Asparagu s Asparagus officinalis Tomatoes [2] Aster Family flowers, Dill, Coriande r, Tomatoes , Parsley, Basil, Comfrey, Marigold s coupled with Basil seems to encoura ge lady bugs Onion, Garlic, Potatoes Brassicas Brassica potatoes , cereals (e.g. corn, wheat) geranium s, dill, alliums (onions, shallots , wireworms mustards , nightsha des (tomatoe s, Brassicas are a family of species which include
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assassin bug, lacewing, parasitic wasp, yellow jacket and other predatory wasps
Dill, parsnip, radish
Tomatoes grow better with carrots, but may stunt the carrots' growth. Beans (which are bad for tomatoes) provide the nitrogen carrots need more than some other vegetables. Aromatic companion
plants repel carrot fly. Sage, rosemary, and radishes are recommended by some as companion plants, but listed by others as incompatible. Alliums inter-planted with carrots confuse onion and carrot flies. For the beneficial insect-attracting properties of carrots to work, they need to be allowed to flower; Otherwise, use the wild carrot, Queen Anne's Lace, for the same effect. Flax produces an oil that may protect root vegetables like carrots from some pests.
CeleryApium graveolens
Cosmos, Daisies, Snapdragons
corn, Aster flowers, these can transmit the aster yellows disease
Nightshade plants include tomatoes, tobacco, chili peppers (including bell peppers), potatoes, eggplant, and others
Common Scientific Helps Helped by Attracts Repels/ Avoid Comments
name name Distracts
Onion Allium cepa
Tomatoes, brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, etc.)
Carrotsaphids, carrot fly, other pests
Beans, lentils, peas, parsley
Same companion traits as all other alliums (chives, garlic, shallots, leeks, etc.)
PeppersSolanaceae, Capsicum
themselves, marjoram
tomatoes, geraniums, petunias
Tomato Hornworm
beans, kale (cabbage, Brussels sprouts, etc.)
Pepper plants like high humidity, which can be helped along by planting with some kind of dense-leaf or ground-cover companion, like marjoram and basil; they also need direct sunlight, but their fruit can be harmed by it...pepper plants grown together, or with tomatoes, can shelter the fruit from sunlight, and raises the humidity level.
Horseradish increases the disease resistance of potatoes
Parsnip Pastinaca Sativa
fruit trees a variety of predatory insects
The flowers of the parsnip plant left to seed will attract a variety of predatory insects to the garden, they are particularly helpful when left under fruit trees, the
predators attacking codling moth and light brown apple moth. The root also contains Myristricin, which is toxic to fruit flies, house flies, red spider mite, pea aphids, a simple blender made extraction of three blended parsnips roots to one litre of water through a food processor (not one for preparing food) and left overnight, strained and use within a few days.
Pumpkin and other Squash
Curcurbita spp
corn, beansBuckwheat, catnip, tansy, radishes
Spiders, Ground Beetles
Radishes can be used as a trap crop against flea beetles, Curcurbita can be used in the three sisters technique
RadishRafanus Sativus
squash, eggplant, cucumber [2] , lettuce
flea beetles, cucumber beetles
Radishes can be used as a trap crop against flea beetles
SpinachSpinacia oleracea
Peas, Beans
The peas and beans provide natural shade for the spinach
Black walnuts inhibit tomato growth, in fact they are negative allelopathic to all other nightshade plants (chili pepper, potato,
Borage, any type of onion or chives
etc.), rosemary
tobacco, petunia) as well, because it produces a chemical called juglone. Dill attracts tomato hornworm.
Growing tomatoes with Basil does not appear to enhance tomato flavour but studies have shown that growing them around 10 inches apart can increase the yield of tomatoes by about 20%.[3]
Herbs
HerbsCommon
nameScientific
nameHelps
Helped by
Attracts Repels / Distracts AvoidComment
s
BasilOcimum basilicum
tomato[3], peppers, oregano, asparagus, petunias
chamomile, anise
butterfliesasparagus beetle, mosquitoes, thrips and flies
common rue
is said to make tomatoes taste better, chamomile and anise are supposed to increase the essential oils in many herbs like basil
Borage Borago officinalis
Almost everything, especially
Predatory insects, honeybees
many pests Predict a square meter for its adult
strawberry, cucurbits (cucumber, gourds), tomatoes and cabbage
size. Borage is the magic bullet of companion plants[citation
needed]
Caraway Carum carviStrawberries
Parasitic wasps, parasitic flies
ChamomileMatricaria recutita
Basil, Wheat, Onion, Cabbage, Cucumber
Hoverflies, wasps
Growing near herbs will increase their oil production.
ChervilAnthriscus cerefolium
Radish, lettuce, broccoli
aphids radish
loves shade, fortunately it grows well with shade-tolerant food plants; will make radishes grown near it taste spicier
Cilantro / Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
spinachbeans, peas
tachinid flyaphids, spider mites, white flies and potato beetle
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
Apples, carrots, tomatoes, brassica (broccoli, cabbage, mustard, etc.), many others
carrotscabbage worms, carrot fly, aphids
beans, peas
Same companion traits as all alliums (onions, garlic, shallots, leeks, etc.)said to prevent apple scab after 3 years planting at base of apple trees
flying insects(Ichneumonid Wasps), Japanese beetles, striped cucumber beetles, squash bugs and ants
Is reputed to generally repel insects (except for nectar-eating types). This herb should not be consumed, as it is quite toxic.
Tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
Everything, but especially eggplant
Its scent is disliked by most pests, and this plant is also thought to have Nurse Plant properties, enhancing the growth
and flavor of crops grown with it.
ThymeCabbage and broccoli
Deters white fly
Flowers
FlowersCommon
NameLatin Name
HelpsHelped by
AttractsRepels / Distracts
Avoid Comments
GeraniumsPelargonium spp.
Roses, corn, peppers, grapes
leafhoppers, Japanese beetles
Tomatoes, Tobacco, Eggplants and other nightshades
A trap crop, attracting pests away from roses and grape vines, distracts beet leafhoppers, carrier of the curly top virus, keep away from Solanaceous plants like eggplant, and tobacco
This wildflower is a legume, hosting bacteria that fixes nitrogen in the soil, fertilizing it for neighboring plants
Marigold Asteraceae Calendula Tagetes
most plants, especially tomatoes and peppers, cucurbits (cucumbers, gourds, squash), brassicas (broccoli, kale, cabbage)
snails nematodes, beet leaf hoppers, other pests
Marigolds are a wonder-drug of the companion plant world, invoking the saying "plant them everywhere in your garden". French marigolds produce a pesticidal chemical from their roots, so strong it lasts years after they are gone. Mexican marigolds do the same, but are so strong they will inhibit the growth of some more tender herbs. Certain Varieties of marigolds (Tagetes) can help manage eelworms (Root-knot nematode) when planted the year before [1].
Tagetes has also been found effective against perennial weeds such as Ranunculus ficaria (Celandine), Aegopodium podagraria (Ground elder), Glechoma hederacea (Ground ivy), Agropyron repens (Couch grass), Convolvulus arvensis (Field bindweed), Equisetum arvense (Field/Common Horsetail) and other 'starchy' weeds.[citation
leafhoppers, Japanese beetles, aphids, asparagus beetle
Is a trap crop almost identical to geraniums in function
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Many plants, especially cucurbits (melons, cucumbers, gourds), beans, tomatoes, apple trees, brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, etc.), radish[citation
needed]
predatory insects
aphids, cabbage looper, squash bug, white fly, cucumber beetles
radish[citation
needed], cauliflower
Both work as trap crops for aphids, is among the best at attracting predatory insects[citation
needed]
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
corn, tomatoes aphids
Was grown as a companion for corn(maize) before modern Europeans arrived in the Americas, supposedly increases their production, ants herd aphids onto sunflowers, keeping them off neighboring plants
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, etc.), raspberries and
sugar ants, Japanese beetles, cucumber
Toxic to many animals, don't plant it where livestock browse
relatives, roses, corn
beetles, squash bugs, mice
YarrowAchillea millefolium
many plants
predatory wasps, ladybugs, hoverflies, damselbugs
May increase the essential oil production of some herbs. Also improves soil quality, use the leaves to enrich compost, or as mulch.
Zinnia Zinniabeans, tomatoes, peppers
whitefliesAttracts hummingbirds that eat whitflies, attracts pollinators
Walnut because its roots produce growth inhibitors that apple trees are sensitive to[4]
Apricot
APRICOT TREESCommon
NameLatin Name Helps
Helped by
AttractsRepels / Distracts
Avoid Comments
ApricotPrunus armeniaca
peppersA fungus that peppers are prone to can infect apricot trees causing a lot of harm.
Walnut
WALNUT TREESCommon
NameLatin Name
Helps Helped by AttractsRepels / Distracts
Avoid Comments
Walnut Juglans
European Alder (sacrifice plant)
Black walnut is harmful to the growth of all nightshade plants, including Datura or Jimson weed, eggplant, mandrake, deadly nightshade or belladonna, capsicum (paprika, chile pepper), potato, tomato, and petunia.
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