Companion planting your vegetables in your home vegetable garden can help you with organic pest control as well as help you to grow stronger organic vegetables for your family.
With companion planting your aim is to place the following plants close together.
Beans | Marigold | Repels Beetles |
Petunia | Repels Beetles | |
Summer Savory | Stronger crop | |
Beetroot | Onions | Stronger beetroot |
Broccoli | Mint/Dill | Stronger broccoli |
Cabbage | Rosemary/sage | Repels cabbage moth |
Celery | Helps control moth grubs | |
Carrots | Dill | Improves carrot health |
Sage/onions | Repels carrot fly | |
Celery | Bush beans | Mutual growth improvement |
Eggplant | Nasturtium | Repels insects |
Beans | Repels beetles | |
Leeks | Celery/onion | Leeks grow better |
Lettuce | Chervil | Repels snails, aphids, mildew |
Radish | Beans | Both grow better |
Lettuce | Makes radish taste better | |
Sweet corn | Sunflower | Provides nitrogen to corn |
Strawberries | Borage | Improves soil nutrition |
Marigold | Helps control nematodes | |
Tomatoes | Marigold | Tomatoes grow better |
Basil | Improves flavour | |
Thyme/peppermint | Controls white fly | |
Bad companions which should not be planted close together are:
- Beans with beetroot, fennel, onions or chives
- Cabbage with grapes, onions or tomatoes
- Carrots with dill or wormwood
- Fennel with coriander, beans or peppers
- Potatoes with onions
- Tomatoes with brussels sprouts, sweetcorn, beetroot or dill