Companion Planting
Companion planting means putting plants together in the garden that like each other, or help each other out. Companion planting can have a real impact on the health and yield of your plants.
Organic gardeners strive to achieve a balance in their gardens so that they don't require chemicals for
pest or disease control.
Companion planting can play a significant role in assisting with
pest control.
It's a methodology that has more
to do with observation than science, but it does seem to work.
Some combinations work because
of scents they use to repel insects, others work because they attract good bugs.
Make your own observations while trying some of the combinations listed on the chart below. When planning your garden, take some time to think about the layout of your garden to incorporate some of the companion planting ideas. Another related topic believed to be a fundamental principle in biodynamic gardening, and that you may find gives you optimum yields from your plants is covered in the article Gardening by the Moon.
Companion Planting Chart for Vegetables
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Vegetable
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Really likes to be with…
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Really dislikes to be with…
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Asparagus
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Basil, Tomato, Nasturtium, Parsley
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Onion, garlic, potato
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Beans
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Carrot, cabbage,
cauliflower, cucumber, marigold
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Chives, leek, garlic
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Broad Beans
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Brassicas, carrot, celery, corn, lettuce, potato
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Fennel
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Beets
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Brassicas, lettuce, onion, sage
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Bean (pole)
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Broccoli
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Celery, chamomile, dill, rosemary
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Oregano, Strawberry
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Brussel Sprouts
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Potato, Thyme
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Strawberry
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Cabbage
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Beetroot, potato, oregano, sage
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Strawberry, tomato
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Carrot
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Bush beans, pole beans,
lettuce, onion, pea, radish, tomato
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Chives, dill, parsnip,
radish
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Cauliflower
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Beans, celery, oregano
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Nasturtium, peas, potato, strawberry, tomato
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Celery
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Cabbage, leek, onion,
spinach, tomato
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Parsnip, potato
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Corn
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Bean, cucumber, melon,
pea, pumpkin, potato, radish
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Tomato
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Cucumber
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Bean, celery, lettuce,
pea, radish
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Cauliflower, potato, basil
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Eggplant
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Bean, capsicum, potato,
spinach
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Leek
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Carrot, celery, strawberry
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Lettuce
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Carrots, radishes,
strawberry
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Beans, beetroot, parsley
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Melon
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Corn, radish
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Potato
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Onion
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Bean sprout, broccoli,
cabbage, lettuce, strawberry tomato
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Bean, pea
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Pea
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Beans, Carrot, corn,
cucumber, radish
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Onion family
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Potato
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Bean, corn, cabbage, pea,
eggplant
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Cucumber, pumpkin, squash, sunflower
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Pumpkin
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Corn
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Potato
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Spinach
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Celery, cauliflower,
eggplant
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Tomato
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Asparagus, celery, carrot,
parsley, marigold
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Corn, fennel, potato
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Zucchini
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Nasturtium
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