Companion planting is a technique that is used to put plants which are beneficial to one another near each other in the soil. Some plants make good neighbors! Companion planting helps create biodiversity, which is important for organic gardening! Below is some information that I have used when planting in my veggie/herb gardens. The book I got this info from is awesome, full of good information. It contains a full A-Z list of foods, with a detailed profile on each listed food including recommendations for spacing, harvesting, companion planting and much more. The Gardeners A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food; by Tanya L.K. Denckla This information was posted by 2Hands member, Erin Mapes * Brassica family includes: broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, radish, swedes, turnips, mustard
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Vegetable |
Companion Plants |
Incompatible Plants |
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Cucumber |
Beans, cabbage, eggplant, kale, melon, peas, sunflower, tomato |
anise, basil, marjoram, potato, quack grass, rosemary, sage, strong herbs, summer savory |
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Eggplant |
Peppers, all beans |
None |
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Lettuce |
Beets, Brassica family*(accept broccoli), carrot, cucumber, onion family(leeks, garlic, chives), pole lima bean, strawberry |
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Onion |
Lettuce, pepper, spinach, strawberry, tomato |
Beans, asparagus, peas, sage |
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Peas |
Beans, coriander(cilantro), corn, radish, spinach, |
Garlic, onion, potato |
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Pepper |
Basil, carrots, eggplant, onion, parsley, tomato |
Fennel, kohlrabi |
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Radish |
Cucumber, lettuce, squash, sweet potato, Brassica family* |
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Snap Beans (bush and pole varieties) Bush variety Pole variety |
Carrot, swiss chard, corn, cucumber, eggplant, peas, radish, strawberry Beet, Brassica family* |
Basil, fennel, garlic, gladiolus, onion family(garlic, leeks, chives) Beet, Brassica family* |
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Squash |
Celeriac, celery, corn, melon |
Potato, pumpkin(only due to crosspollination possibilities) |
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Tomato |
Brassicas*, carrot, celery, chive, cucumber, marigold, nasturtium, onion, pea, pepper |
Corn, dill, fennel, kohlrabi, potato, walnut |
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Herbs |
Compatible Plants |
Incompatible Plants |
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Basil |
Pepper, tomato |
Cucumber, rue, snap beans |
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Cilantro |
Caraway, eggplant, fruit trees, potato, tomato |
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Dill |
Brassicas*, fruit trees |
Carrot, fennel, tomato |
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Marjoram |
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Cucumber |
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Thyme |
Brassicas*, eggplant, strawberry, tomato |
Cucumber |