Vegetables can be Good Neighbors too
By carefully choosing the neighborhood for your
veggies,
the neighborhood plants can help
each other improve flavor; attract beneficial insects; and
ward off bad insects.
NOTE: This is not an all-inclusive list. The list only includes plants that I want to grow.
It is the compilation of my searches and experiences.
(If you want to grow collards, kale and/or zucchini, for example, you'll have to do more
searching) |
Companion planting reasons
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Companion plants are mostly likely ones your
already have in your garden. By carefully creating neighborhoods, you improve the vigor
and flavor of many plants.
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Companion vegetable plants will deter
unwanted insects. With careful neighborhood planning your which helps to decrease
the amount of pesticides and effort it takes to keep your garden pest free.
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Vegetable companion planting increases the
yields of the plants. What gardener wouldn't want to have a more productive garden?
eMail suggests for good & bad neighbors that work for you. |
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Chart of Good & Bad Neighbors - this is partial list of options for Companion Plants |
The list is focused on the plants in My Lubbock Victory Garden |
Plant's Common Name |
Good Neighbors |
Bad Neighbors |
Alliums (onions) |
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Cauliflower, Eggplants, Kohlrabi, Peppers, Potatoes, Roses, Tomatoes, Turnips |
Beans, Peas, Parsley |
Asparagus |
Basil, Carrots, Marigolds, Parsley, Tomatoes |
Onion, Garlic, Potatoes |
Beans |
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Cauliflower, Corn, Cucumbers, Peas, Radishes, most other vegetables and herbs |
Tomatoes, chili peppers, Sunflowers, alliums (onions, garlic, etc), kales (cabbage, broccoli, etc) Gladiola |
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Pole Beans: Corn, Radishes |
Pole Beans: Beets, Cabbage, Kohlrabi, Sunflowers |
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Bush Beans: Celery, Corn, Cucumbers, Potatoes, Strawberries |
Bush Beans: Onions |
Beets |
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Bush Beans, Cauliflower, Garlic, Lettuce, Kohlrabi, Onions, Radishes, Sage |
Pole beans |
Brassicas |
Beets, Chamomile, Celery, Cucumbers, Dill, Garlic, Hyssop, Lettuce, Nasturtiums, Onions, Peppermint, Potatoes, Rosemary, Sage, Spinach |
Pole beans, strawberries, tomatoes |
Carrots |
Chives, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions, Peas, Radishes, Rosemary, Sage, Tomatoes |
Dill |
Celery |
Brassicas, Bush Beans, Tomatoes, qdd some Cosmos, Daisies, Snapdragons for shade |
Corn, Aster flowers, these can transmit the aster yellows disease |
Chives |
Carrots, tomatoes |
Peas, beans |
Corn |
Cucumbers, Peas, Pole Beans, Marigolds, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Sunflowers, Squash |
Tomatoes, Celery |
Cucumber |
Beans, Beets, Carrots, Corn, Dill, Lettuce, Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Onions, Peas, Radishes, Peas, Sunflowers |
Potatoes, aromatic herbs |
Dill |
Cabbage, Onions, Cucumbers |
Tomato |
Eggplant |
Beans, Peppers, Potatoes |
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Kohlrabi |
Aromatic herbs, Beets, Onions |
Pole Beans, Strawberries, Tomatoes |
Leeks |
Onions, celery, carrots |
Legumes (beans, peas, etc) |
Lettuce |
Beets, Broccoli, Bush Beans, Carrots, Cucumbers, Celery, Dill, Onions, Pole Beans, Radishes, Strawberries, Sunflowers |
Cabbage |
Marigold |
Plant throughout the garden |
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Melons |
Corn, Morning Glories, Sunflowers |
Potatoes |
Okra |
Bell Peppers, Eggplant |
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Oregano |
Good to all Vegetables |
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Onion (and garlic) |
Beets, Chamomile, Leeks, Lettuce, Parsley, Strawberries, Summer Savory, Tomatoes |
Peas, Beans |
Parsley |
Asparagus, Carrots, Roses, Tomatoes |
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Peanuts |
Corn, Squash |
none known |
Peas |
Carrots, Cucumbers, Radishes, Turnips, Radishes, Cucumbers, Corn, Beans, Lettuce, Potatoes, most vegetables and herbs |
Onions, Garlic, Chives, Gladiolas |
Peppers, Bell |
Basil, Okra |
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Potatoes |
Alyssum, Beans, Brassicas, Corn, Horseradish, Marigold, Eggplant, Watermelon |
Pumpkin Squash, Cucumber, Sunflowers, Tomatoes, Raspberry |
Pumpkins |
Corn |
Potato |
Raspberries |
Tansy |
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Radishes |
Cucumbers, Leaf Lettuce, Nasturtiums, Peas, Pole Beans |
Hyssop |
Roses |
I know they are not vegetable, but I grow them Alyssum, Garlic, Parsley |
Geraniums |
Sage |
Broccoli, Cauliflower, Rosemary, Cabbage, Carrots |
Kohlrabi, Corn, Potatoes, Fennel, Cabbage |
Soybeans |
Grows/helps with everything |
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Spinach |
Strawberries |
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Squash |
Corn, Nasturtiums, Radishes |
Potatoes |
Strawberries |
Bush Bean, Spinach, Borage, Lettuce (as a border), Onions |
Cabbage |
Sunflower |
Cucumbers |
Potato |
Sweet Potatoes |
none known |
none known |
Tomatoes |
Asparagus, Basil, Bee Balm (Monarda), Carrots, Chives, Garlic, Parsley, Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Onions, Parsley |
Brassicas, Corn, Dill, Fennel, Potatoes |
Turnip |
Peas, Radishes |
Brassicas, delphiniums, larkspurs, mustard, potatoes, other root crops |
Watermelons |
corn, nasturtiums, peas, Sunflowers, squash, cucumbers, pumpkins and radishes |
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