Companion Planting can surely increase the harvest of your vegetable garden. It’s amazing how much.
By companion planting you can improve the health of your plants, keep bugs away and attract pollinators.
Keeping the bugs away with companion planting lets you garden without the use of toxic pesticides.
It is a must for Organic Gardening.
Companion Planting has really helped me with Vegetable Gardening in a cooler climate. I have found that it really does make a difference on the yield of your crops.
| Vegetable | Likes | Dislikes | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
Asparagus | Parsley Tomato Basil | Tomatoes will protect against the asparagus beetle. When Parsley an asparagus are planted together they will both do better. |
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Turnip | Peas Radishes | Mustard | Do not rotate with the Cabbage Family. |
Tomatoes | Chives Onion Parsley Marigold Carrot | Potatoes Fennel Cabbage Family | Tomatoes like to be planted in the same spot year after year. Tomatoes like lots of water. Water from below and mulch |
Spinach | Strawberries | Spinach does very well when planted with strawberries | |
Radish | Beets Spinach Carrots Kohlrabi Bush Bean Pole Beans | Hyssop | Do not rotate your radish crop with any of the Cabbage family. Early radishes can be planted to mark the rows of beets, spinach, and carrots |
Peas | Onions Turnips Radishes Cucumber Corn Beans Potatoes | Wood ashes around the pea vine will help to control aphids. | |
Onions | The Cabbage Family Beets Lettuce Strawberries Tomatoes | Peas and Beans | Onion Maggots travel from plant to plant so plant your onions throughout your garden. |
Lettuce | Strawberries Cucumbers Carrots Radishes | Lettuce needs cool weather and moisture. Seeds will not germinate if it's to hot. | |
Kohlrabi | Onions Beets Cucumber | Tomatoes Strawberries, Pole Beans | Needs good compost, lots of water and filtered sunlight |
Cucumber | Beans Peas Radishes Sunflower | Potatoes | Radishes will protect against the cucumber beetle. Leave them to grow and go to seed. |
Corn | Potatoes Peas Beans Cucumber Squash | Tomatoes | |
Cauliflower | Tomatoes Strawberries | Celery grown nearby will repel the white cabbage butterfly | |
Carrot | Tomatoe Lettuce Chives Onions Leeks Radishes Rosemary Sage | Dill | Onions, Leeks, Rosemary and Sage help repel the carrot fly |
Cabbage | Cauliflower Kale Turnip Brussel Sprouts Kohlrabi | Tomatoes Strawberries Pole Beans | Hyssop and Thyme help repel the white cabbage butterfly. Plant with plenty of compost and rotate your crops every two years |
Broccoli | Dill Celery Sage Beets Potatoes Onions | Tomatoes Strawberries Pole Beans | |
Beets | Bush Beans Onions Kohlrabi Lettuce Cabbage | Pole Beans | Beets and Kohlrabi are great together. Try a row alternating beets and kohlrabi |
Beans | Corn Strawberries Radishes Beets | Onion Family - shallots Chives Garlic Fennel | Marigolds and Summer Savory help to repel the bean beetle |