Your Guide to Companion Planting
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Each year, the number one question that I get asked is what is companion planting, and how do I know what to companion plant together? It’s really quite simple once you know it! Companion planting is exactly what it sounds like – planting different types of plants together in the same bed to benefit one another including improving plant health, repelling pests and enhance your overall garden productivity. A commonly known companion planting combination is planting basil with tomatoes because they make each other taste even better! (Who knew that was even possible, right?).
If you’re not sure where to start when it comes to companion planting, this blog is going to be the perfect guide for you as I break down 12 different types of commonly planted vegetables and what they can be companion planted with!
Tomatoes:
Herbs: Basil, Parsley, Chives.
Flowers: Marigolds, Nasturtiums.
Other Veggies: Carrots, Onions, Garlic, Asparagus, Celery.
Cucumbers:
Herbs: Dill.
Flowers: Nasturtiums, Marigolds, Sunflowers.
Other Veggies: Radishes, Beans, Peas, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Celery, Corn.
Brassicas: (Including Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Kale, Turnips, Kolrabi)
Herbs: Dill, Mint, Rosemary, Sage, Chamomile.
Other Veggies: Celery.
Beans: (They fix nitrogen in soil!)
Flowers: Sunflowers.
Other Veggies: Corn, Potatoes, Cucumbers, Carrots, Radishes, Chard, Celery.
Fruit: Strawberries.
Peas:
Other Veggies: Carrots, Radishes, Turnips, Corn, Beans, Potatoes, Celery, Cucumber, Eggplant, Spinach.
Carrots:
Herbs: Sage, Chives.
Other Veggies: Onions, Leeks, Radishes, Lettuce, Peas, Brassicas Family, Tomatoes.
Lettuce: (Thrives in soil that was previously hosted by peas or beans)
Other Veggies: Carrots, Radishes, Cucumbers, Beets, Onions, Spinach, Squash.
Fruit: Strawberries.
Radishes:
Flowers: Nasturtiums.
Other Veggies: Carrots, Lettuce, Spinach, Peas, Cucumbers.
Pumpkins:
Flowers: Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Sunflowers.
Other Veggies: Corn, Beans, Radishes.
Squash:
Flowers: Nasturtiums, Marigolds, Sunflowers, Alyssum.
Other Veggies: Corn, Radishes, Beans.
Beets:
Other Veggies: Onion, Lettuce, Brassicas Family, Swiss Chard, Bush Beans (NOT Pole Beans).
Chard:
Other Veggies: Onions, Beans, Cabbage, Kohlrabi, Brassicas Family, Beets.
So, what will you be companion planting this season? Or, if you’re curious about what can be companion planted with something else that’s not on this list, ask away in the comments below!
