They grow especially well with kohlrabi. They become more flavorful when grown near garlic. Borage attracts bees for pollination. It also helps nearby plants become more resistant to disease.
It benefits for nearly all plants. Strawberries are its best companion. Growing chamomile near herbs will give them richer flavor and more nutrient content. Mint tends to crowd out chamomile. Fennel attracts beneficial lady bugs and repels aphids. It inhibits the growth of most plants and can kill many so its best to be grown away from others. Marigolds repel many different pests and are a beneficial companion to almost every plant.
Many gardeners suggest planting marigolds everywhere. Garlic and other alliums are beneficial to many plants. They repel aphids, slugs, rabbits and other common pests. Oregano is beneficial to most plants as it repels pests and increases humidity if allowed to spread through crops. Blend 3 parsnips with 1 liter of water.
Let sit overnight and then strain into a spray bottle. This makes a natural pesticide that is toxic to most pests. Pennyroyal is highly toxic to cats. Potatoes should be kept away from many plants as they compete for the same resources and can easily spread disease. Nasturtium as well as marigold and oregano repel squash bugs and other pests that commonly infest pumpkin crops.
Radishes can help many plants either by repelling pests or attracting those pests to themselves rather than the other crops. Rosemary is sensitive to cold weather. Do not plant outdoors if you live in plant hardiness zone 6 or colder. Soybeans add nitrogen to the soil. It is recommended to plant tarragon throughout your garden as the scent repels most pests and seems to enhance the flavor and growth of any crop grown near it. Growing basil near tomatoes will increase your tomato yield. Dill attracts pests that feed on tomatoes.
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Kirsten Dirksen , January 18, John Robb , December 22, Pat Henry , December 21, Shortcuts Why Companion Planting? Basil is a great companion plant for many types of plants. As an added bonus, it also repels mosquitos. You can plant a few varieties of beans, tomatoes, peppers, or almost any other kind of vegetable in areas you need to fill-in.
With all the benefits of companion vegetable gardening, it only makes sense to use this planting method. After all, it benefits your plants, allows you to grow better crops, and allows you to garden organically with little effort. Beans should not be grown near onions; they are better planted with corn, marigolds, or potatoes as these plants will protect them from Mexican bean beetles. Onions are great partners for tomatoes and carrots though. And tomatoes grow well with carrots and basil.
In fact, tomatoes provide great shade for plants like onions and carrots. They keep the soil from getting too hot. Cucumbers should avoid the company of potatoes, but love to be paired with beans, cabbage, corn, and radishes. Peppers flourish with carrots, onions, parsley, tomatoes, and basil but should be kept away from cabbage or fennel.
And garlic should never be grown near peas or beans, but it does well with cabbage, tomatoes, and most kinds of fruit trees. A few herb companions to avoid include:. Need some more ideas? Tomatoes and basil make a great combination in the kitchen and in the garden. Basil helps tomatoes grow better, producing a higher crop, and it repels flies and mosquitos. Marigolds are another great companion as they repel garden pests.
Tomatoes enjoy the company of asparagus, carrots, onions, celery, lettuce, spinach, and parsley. Tomatoes are not good companions with cabbage, peas, fennel, beets, dill, and rosemary.
They also need to be kept away from corn and potatoes as they can share and spread some of the same diseases and pests. Corn grows well with most bean varieties because the beans can use the corn stalks as a trellis. Beans also provide nitrogen-rich soil which is beneficial for the corn. Rosemary, marigolds, nasturtiums, and summer savory help to repel bean beetles.
Summer savory also helps to improve the flavor and growth of beans. Other friendly companions include Brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, cucumbers, potatoes, radishes, and peas. Peppers love basil, especially since the basil helps to repel insects and pests.
And basil has been known to improve the flavor of the peppers. Other good companions are spinach, tomatoes, and onions. Peppers are not good companions with beans of any kind. The vines will spread through the pepper plants. Marigolds and nasturtiums help to repel beetles and aphids from cucumbers. One experiment saw the size of potato tubers increase when potatoes were planted with beans.
Similarly, borage has been shown to add trace minerals to the soil, which in turn improves the flavor and growth of strawberries. Crop rotation, correct spacing and good soil management are the most important influences on your growing — think of companion planting as a bonus!
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Stay on this site Go to South African site. Raccoons, for instance, dislike the smell of cucumbers. Plants also play a role in soil fertility by improving the nutrient supply, availability, and uptake from the soil. Tall plants such as corn can provide shade for crops like lettuce that does not do well in the hot summer sun, and they can serve as support for crops that need trellising.
Interplanting different crops can help mark garden rows, and distinguish fast germinating plants like radishes from slower germinating plants like lettuce. Proper companion planting can even help suppress weeds. Just as there are plants that make good neighbors, there are plenty of opportunities to plant bad neighbors.
Generally, plants that compete because of similar nutrient needs, water, space—aboveground growth and belowground root systems—as well as sunlight should not be planted next to each other. Crops that are susceptible to the same plant disease, such as blight, should be kept as far as possible from each other to prevent it from spreading. The same applies to pests. Some crops can inhibit the growth of other plants.
Fennel is often offered as an example of a poor companion plant that should be given its own spot in the garden far away from all other crops. Before you even start thinking about companion planting in your garden, make sure that you follow the rules of crop rotation.
Depending on the source you consult, information on which plants make good companion plants for each other can vary greatly. The corn provides support for the beans which pull nitrogen from the air to benefit the corn's roots. The pumpkins thrive in the dappled shade of the corn and suppress weeds and keep the ground cooler to conserve water. Here is a list of popular garden crops with their anecdotal recommended companion plants and undesirable neighbors:.
Not every garden is large enough to grow a variety of crops for companion planting.
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