Protect Your Plants from Pests - Companion Planting
Companions are plants that have compatible growth habits and share space well; allies are plants that enhance growth and ward off insects.
For a quck guide of companion plant pairings, see the table below.
| PLANT |
COMPANIONS |
ALLIES |
| BEANS |
Beets (bush beans only), cabbage family, carrots, celery, chard, corn, cucumbers, eggplants, peas, potatoes, radishes, strawberries. |
Marigolds (Mexican been beetles, nematodes), summer savory (bean beetles) |
| BEETS |
Bush beans, cabbage family, lettuce, onions |
Garlic |
| CABBAGE FAMILY |
Beans, beets, celery, chard, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, potatoes, spinach |
Catnip, chamomile, garlic, hyssop, mint, rosemary, sage and southernwood (cabbage moth); nasturtiums (beetles, aphids); tansy (cabbageworms, cutworms) |
| CARROTS |
Beans, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, radishes, tomatoes |
Chives improve growth and falvor; rosemary, sage (carrot flies) |
| CORN |
Beans, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, radishes, tomatoes |
Odorless mariglds, white geraniums (Japanese beetles);pigweed raises nutrients from the subsoil to the corn. |
| CUCUMBERS |
Beans, cabbage family, corn, peas, radishes, tomatoes |
Marigolds (beetles); nasturtiums (aphids, beetles) improve growth and flavor; oregano (pests in general); tansy (ants, beetles, flying insects) |
| EGGEPLANT |
Beans, pepers, potatoes |
Marigolds (nematodes) |
| LETTUCE |
Beets, cabbage family, carrots, onions, radishes, strawberries |
Chives, garlic (aphids) |
| PEAS |
Beans, carrots, corn, cucumbers, potatoes, radishes, turnips |
Chives (aphids); mint improves vigor and flavor |
| POTATOES |
Beans, cabbage family, corn, eggplant, peas |
Horseradish planted at the corners of the potatoes patch provides general protection; marigolds (insects) |
| PUMPKINS |
Corn, melons, squashMarigold, nasturtiums (beetles); oregano provides general pest protection |
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| RADISHES |
Beans, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, melons, peas |
chervil and nasturtiums improve growth and falvor |
| SQUASH |
Celery, corn, melons, pumpkins |
Borage (worms), improves growth and flavor; marigolds (beetles); nasturtiums (squash bugs, beetles); oregano provides general pest protection |
| STRAWBERRIES |
Beans, lettuce, onions, spinach, thyme |
Borage strengthens resistance to insects and disease. Thyme as a border (worms) |
| TOMATOES |
Asparagus, carrots, celery, cucumbers, onions, parsley, peppers |
Basil (flies, mosquitoes), improves growth and flavor; bee balm, chives and mint improve health and falvor; dill until mature, improves growth and vigor, marigolds (nematodes) |
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