Companion Planting

Companion planting is the planting of different crops in proximity to each other, resulting in a beneficial outcome. Such as; healthier plants, better pollination and pest control.

Plants which benefit each other:

• parsley - next to tomatoes, asparagus
• onion/garlic - next to beets, strawberries, tomato, lettuce
• leek - next to onions, carrots
• cucumber - next to radishes, peas, sunflowers, corn, beans
• lettuce - next to strawberries, carrots, radishes
• carrots - next to peas, chives, onions, leek, rosemary, sage, tomatoes
• beets - next to kohlrabi, onions
• corn - next to pumpkin, potatoes, peas, pole or bush beans, squash, cucumbers
• bush bean - next to strawberries, sunflowers, potatoes, cucumbers, petunias
• cabbage/kale/broccoli/cauliflower/kohlrabi - next to thyme, dill, sage, rosemary, beets, onion, potatoes
• turnip - next to peas
• spinach - next to strawberries
• pumpkin - next to corn
• potato - next to beans, corn, cabbage, marigolds, eggplant
• tomato - next to basil, chives, parsley, borage, bee balm, carrots, onion, marigolds

Plant which do not benefit each other:

• beans - plant apart from onions
• peas - plant apart from onions, garlic, potatoes
• cabbage - plant apart from strawberries, tomatoes
• carrots - plant apart from dill
• pumpkin - plant apart from potatoes
• tomato - plant apart from potatoes, cucumber, cabbage, kohlrabi
• potato - plant apart from pumpkin, squash, cucumber, sunflowers, tomato, raspberry