Companion planting Vegetables

Common Scientific Repels / Helps Helped by Attracts Avoid Comments name name Distracts Solanum Marigolds, Aubergine melongen , Peppers beans Marigolds will deter nematodes. tarragon, mints a geraniums, dill, alliums Brassicas brassica rosemary, mustards, nightshades borage

Corn, Spinach, lettuce, Hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria, a good rosemary, California Tomatoes, chilli peppers, Beans Eggplant fertiliser for some , too much for summer beetles sunflowers,, kales others savoury,

Rosemary repels cabbage flies, geraniums, dill, geraniums trap cabbage worms, same mustards, alliums, Cabbage alliums, general companion profile as all Tomatoes, peppers rosemary brassica

geraniums, dill, alliums, rosemary, mustards, Tomatoes, same general companion profile as all Broccoli nasturtium, peppers brassica borage

Daucus Tomatoes, alliums (leeks, Lacewing, Tomatoes grow better with carrots, Carrots Dill, parsnip, carrota Alliums lettuce shallots, etc), parasitic wasp, but may stunt carrots' growth. Common Scientific Repels / Helps Helped by Attracts Avoid Comments name name Distracts rosemary, yellow jacket and Aromatic companion plants repel wormwood, other predatory root flies. sage, beans wasps Sage, rosemary, and are recommended by some as companion plants, but listed by others as incompatible. For - attracting properties of carrots to work, they need to be allowed to flower; Otherwise, use the wild carrot, Queen Anne's Lace, for the same effect Sunflowers, provides beans with a trellis, is Corn/ Zea mays beans beans, curcubits protected from predators and dryness amaranth by cucurbits, in the 3 sisters technique cabbage Celery, apple worms, Leek carrots beans Same companion traits as all alliums trees , carrot flies, Mints (including hyssop, sage, and Lactuca Radish, Kohlrabi, celery, cabbage, cress, Lettuce various "balms") repel slugs, a bane of sativa beans, carrots parsley lettuce and cabbages Brassicace Cabbage, ae cauliflower, same general companion profile as all Mustard brassica various pests radish, brussels brassica and sprouts, turnips Sinapis carrots, alliums, beans, black walnuts, solanacea , oregano, horseradish increases the disease Nightshades corn, fennel, dill, e mints resistance of potatoes brassica Sunflower Horseradish Solanacea themselves, tomatoes, beans, kale (cabbage, Pepper plants like high humidity, Peppers e marjoram geraniums, brussels sprouts, etc) which can be helped along by planting Common Scientific Repels / Helps Helped by Attracts Avoid Comments name name Distracts capsicum petunias with some kind of dense-leaf or ground-cover companion, like majoram and basil; they also need direct sunlight, but their fruit can be harmed by it...pepper plants grown together, or with tomatoes, can shelter the fruit from sunlight, and raises the humidity level. aphids, carrot Beans, Peas, Parsley, Onion Tomatoes, Kales Carrots flies, other Same companion traits as all alliums Leeks pests Basil, Oregano, Black walnut, corn, Parsley, Carrots, Solanum fennel, peas, dill, Roses, Peppers, Marigold, asparagus Tomatoes lycopersic potatoes, beetroot, asparagus Alliums, Celery, beetle um kales, rosemary, Geraniums, nasturtium Petunias

Herbs Common scientific Helps Helped by Attracts Repels / Distracts Avoid Comments name name is said to make tomatoes taste better, tomato, peppers, asparagus beetle, Ocimum chamomile, chamomile and anise are supposed to Basil oregano, asparagus, butterflies mosquitoes and common rue, sage basilicum anise increase the essential oils in many herbs like petunias flies basil Almost everything, Predatory Borago especially Borage is the magic bullet of companion Borage insects, many pests officinalis strawberry, cucubits plants honeybees tomatoes Chervil Anthriscus Radish, lettuce, aphids loves shade, fortunately it grows well with cerefolium broccoli shade-tolerant food plants; will make radishes grown near it taste spicier Coriander spinach beans, peas aphids cabbage worms, carrots, tomatoes, Chives carrots carrot root flies, beans, peas Same companion traits as all alliums brassica aphids Brasssicas, Corn, , Anethum Aphids, spider Dill Lettuce, Onions, Wasps, carrots, tomatoes graveolens mites, Cucumbers honeybees Fennel is allelopathic to most plants, Foeniculu Fennel Dill Dill ladybirds, aphids Almost everything inhibiting growth, causing to bolt, or m vulgare actually killing many plants Apple trees, Pear Aphids, ants, Allium trees, Roses, Deters rabbits, same companion traits as all Garlic rabbits, cabbage sativum Cucumbers, Peas, alliums maggot Lettuce, Celery Repels many types of beetles, which attack Hemp Brassica cabbages. honeybees, Hyssop Hyssopus Cabbage, grapes cabbage whites Stimulates growth of grapes. butterflies Is thought to improve the health of almost ground beetles all plants, like borage and geraniums, is Lovage levisticum Almost all plants beans rhubarb (good) considered a "magic bullet" of companion planting provides ground cover and much-needed Oregano Tomatoes, peppers, basil aphids humidity for pepper plants if allowed to spread among them Pepeprmi Mentha Repels cabbage flies, has same general Brassica cabbage fly, ants, nt piperita companion properties as other mints Rosmarinu Sage, cabbage, Deters cabbage flies, repels many Rosemary s bean beetle beans, carrots parasites officinalis Rosemary cabbage, honeybees, cabbage flies, Deters cabbage flies, repels many bean Sage beans, carrots cabbage whites carrot root flies, parasites , Mentha Controls ants and aphids, has same general Spearmint ants, aphids spicata companion properties as other mints. Summer Satureja Green beans, also delays germination of certain foul savory hortensis onions, herbs Is reputed to generally repel insects (except Tanacetu beans, cucurbits flying insects, and honeybees for nectar-eating types). This herb should m vulgare corn, roses ants not be consumed, as it is quite toxic.

Flowers Common Latin Helps Helped by Attracts Repels / Distracts Avoid Comments Name Name A trap attracting pests away from roses and grape vines, distracts beet Pelargoniu Roses, tomatoes, Geranium leafhoppers, leafhoppers, carrier of the curly top virus, m peppers, grapes away from nicotinoid plants like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and tobacco Marigolds are a wonder-drug of the companion world, invoking the saying "plant them everywhere in your garden". nematodes, most plants, French marigolds produce a pesticidal cabbage flies, especially tomatoes chemical from their roots, so strong it lasts Marigold aphids, asparagus and peppers, years after they are gone. Mexican beetle, cabbage cucurbits brassicas marigolds do the same, but are so strong maggot, they will inhibit the growth of some more tender herbs. Certain Varieties of marigolds () can help manage eelworms. leafhoppers, Is a trap crop almost identical to geraniums Petunia petunia cucurbits asparagus aphids, asparagus in function beetle Nasturtiu tropaeolu Many plants, predatory tomato, radish, Both works as a trap crop for aphids, and Aphids, white fly, m m especially cucurbits insects cauliflower, studies say is among the best at attracting beans, tomatoes, predatory insects apple trees, brassicas Was grown as a companion for sunflowers before modern Europeans arrived in the Americas, supposedly increases their Sunflower helianthus corn, tomatoes aphids production, ants herd aphids onto sunflowers, keeping them off neighbouring plants predatory Achillea wasps, May increase the essential oil production of Yarrow millefoliu many plants ladybugs, some herbs. Also improves soil quality, use m hoverflies, the leaves to enrich , or as . damselflies