Companion Planting List

A Companion Planting List to assist you when you are planning your veggie patches.

I’ve listed as many Companion Plants as I can find, in alphabetical order to make it easy to find your favourites. Not everyone agrees and where some list a plant as a good buddy, others will list it as a bad buddy, typical!

It is really helpful to know why a plant is a Good or Bad Buddy so you plant the most important ones, so I have added a Why? column.

Are you trying to imagine planting out a garden making sure plant A isn’t in the same bed as plant B but is in the same bed as plant X? This could certainly put you in a tail spin. So, I have some easy planning tips for you.

Veggie	Good Buddy	Bad Buddy	Why?
Asparagus	Dill ,Coriander, Tomatoes, Parsley, Basil, Comfrey, Marigolds	Onion, Garlic, Potato	Marigolds will deter beetles.
Beans	Carrot, Cucumber, Cabbage, Peas Corn, Spinach, Lettuce, Rosemary, Summer Savory, Dill, Brassicas, Beets, Radish, Strawberry	Tomato, Onion, Garlic, Fennel, Gladoli, Kales), Sunflower
Beets	Lettuce, Kohlrabi, Onions, Brassicas, Catnip, Garlic, Mint	Runner Or Pole Beans	Runner or pole beans and beets stunt each other's growth.
Broccoli	Geraniums, Dill, Alliums, Rosemary, Nasturtium, Borage	Mustards, Tomato, Peppers	Rosemary repels cabbage fly, Geraniums trap cabbage worms
Cabbage	Beans, Beetroot Potatoes, Celery, Mint, Thyme, Sage, Rosemary, Nasturtiums, Geraniums, Dill, Alliums,	Strawberry, Tomato, Peppers, Pole/Runner Beans	Rosemary repels cabbage flies, Geraniums trap cabbage worms
Carrots	Peas, Radish, Lettuce, Onion, Chives, Sage, Leek, Tomato, Beans	Dill, Parsnip, Radish	Beans provide the nitrogen. Alliums interplanted with carrots confuse onion and carrot flies
Celery	Nasturtium, Onion, Cabbage, Tomato Cosmos, Daisies, Snapdragons	Corn, Aster Flowers,
Corn	Sunflowers, Legumes, Curcubits, Parsley, And Potato	Tomato, Celery
Cucumber	Beans, Celery, Lettuce, Corn, Sunflower, Radish, Nasturtiums, Marigolds, Sunflowers Peas, Beets, Carrots, And Dill	Aromatic Herbs, Potato
Eggplant	Marigolds, Tarragon, Mints	Runner Beans	Marigolds will deter nematodes.
Garlic	Apple trees, Pear trees, Roses, Cucumbers, Peas, Lettuce, Celery
Lettuce	Carrots, Onions, Strawberry, Radish, Beetroot, Cabbage, Marigold, Cucumber		Mints (including hyssop, sage, and various "balms") repel slugs
Onion	Carrots, Beetroot, Silverbeet, Lettuce	Beans, Peas	Same companion traits as all other alliums
Parsley	Tomato, Asparagus, Sweet Corn
Peas	Carrots, Raddish, Turnip, Cucumber, Beans	Onion, Potato
Peppers	Tomatoes, Geraniums, Petunias, Marjoram	Beans, Kale (Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Etc	pepper plants grown with tomatoes, can shelter the fruit from sunlight, and raise the humidity level.
Potato	Beans, Cabbage, Horseraddish, Marigolds	Sunflower, Cucumber, Tomato	horseradish increases the disease resistance of potatoes
Pumpkin	Sweetcorn, Beans, Buckwheat, Catnip, Radishes	Potato	Radish will ward off Flea Beetles
Spinach	Peas, Beans		Peas and Beans provide natural shade
Strawberry	Borage Lettuce, Spinach, Sage	Cabbage, Cauliflower, Tomato, Brussel Sprouts, Gladioli,
Tomatoes	Celery, Parsley, Basil, Carrots, Chives, Marigolds, Roses, Peppers, Asparagus, Oregano, Marigold, Alliums, Geraniums, Petunias, Nasturtium, Borage	Rosemary, Potato, Fennel, Corn, Peas, Dill, Beetroot, Kales (Kohlrabi, Cabbage, etc)	Keep away from other nightshade plants, because it produces a chemical called juglone.
Turnip	Cucumbers, Lettuce, Nasturtium, Peas, Tomato	Potato
Watermelon	Potato, Corn, Sunflowers, Squash Family
Zucchini	Nasturtiums, Lovage, Marjoram, Sweet Corn

Most references I have found have tomatoes and cucumbers as good companions, however, some don't agree. This may be because they attract some of the same bad bugs.

I hope this Companion Planting List will help you with your Vegetable Garden Planning.

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