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Companion Planting
| Companion Planting | |||
| Plant | Good companions | Bad companions | Why it should be done |
| Asparagus | Basil, chives, lovage, marjoram, parsley and tomatoes | Garlic and onions | Basil and parsley can improve flavour. Onions and garlic inhibit growth |
| Beans (climbing) | Brocolli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, corn, lettuce, lovage, marjoram and parsley | Beetroot, chives, garlic and onions | |
| Beetroot | Beans (bush), broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, lovage, marjoram, onion, peas, potato, spinach and silverbeet. | Beans (climbing) and tomato | Bad companions roots release substances that inhibit growth |
| Brassicas | Beans, beetroot, carrot, chamomile, coriander, cucumber, dill, lettuce, lovage, marjoram, marigold, mint, nasturtium, pea, potato, rosemary, sage and thyme | Garlic and strawberry | Dill attracts white butterfly controlling wasp. Nasturtium repels aphids. Sage repels white butterfly. Bad companions roots release substances that inhibit growth. |
| Capsicum and chilli | Carrot, onion and tomato | ||
| Carrots | Beans, chives, coriander, cucumber, leek, lettuce, lovage, marjoram, onion, peas, radish, rosemary, sage and tomato | Dill and celery | Bad companions roots release substances that inhibit growth. |
| Celery | Cabbage, chives, dill, dwarf beans, leek, lovage, marjoram, onion, peas, sage, spinach and tomato | Carrots, parsnip and potato | Bad companions roots release substances that inhibit growth. |
| Corn | Beans, cucumber, lovage, marjoram, melon, parsnip, peas, potato, pumpkin, radish, squash and zucchini | Cabbage | Corn is great for peas and beans to climb up naturally. Bad companions roots release substances that inhibit growth. |
| Cucumber | Basil, beans, borage, broccoli, brussel sprout, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, corn, dill, lettuce, lovage, marjorum, nasturtium, parsnip, peas and radish | Potato, sage and strongly aromatic herbs | Bad companions roots release substances that inhibit growth. |
| Eggplant | Beans and spinach | ||
| Garlic | Raspberry, rose and rosemary | Beans, cabbage, peas and strawberry | Deters aphids especially from rose and raspberry. |
| Leek | Carrot, celery, lovage, marjoram, onion, parsnip and strawberry | Beans, peas and parsley | |
| Lettuce | Beans, beetroot, cabbage, carrot, chervil, cucumber, lovage, marjoram, marigold, onion, parsnip, peas, radish and strawberry | Parsley | |
| Onion | Beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, chamomile, leek, lettuce,lovage, marjoram, parsley, parsnip, silverbeet, strawberry, summer savory and tomato | Aspargus, beans and peas | The smell of onion deters many pests. Onions release substance that inhibits growth of bad companions |
| Peas | Beans, beetroot, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, lettuce, lovage, marjoram, parsnip, potato, radish, sage, sqaush and sweet corn | Chives, garlic, onion and shallots | Bad companions roots release substances that inhibit growth. Corn is great for peas and beans to climb up naturally. |
| Potato | Beans, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, eggplant, lovage, marjoram, marigold, nasturtium, parsnip, peas, sweet corn and watermelon | Cucumber, pumpkin, raspberry, rosemary, squash and tomato | Marigolds attract beneficial insects and supress weeds. Potatoes release substances that inhibit growth. |
| Pumpkin | Beans, cabbage, eggplant, peas, radish and sweet corn | Potato | Bad companions roots release substances that inhibit growth. |
| Radish | Beans, carrots,chervil, cucumber,lettuce, lovage, marjoram, nasturtium, parsnip, peas, spinach and sweet corn | Radish and said to attract leaf minors from spinach | |
| Silverbeet | Beetroot, lavender, lovage, marjoram and onion | Basil | |
| Spinach | Celery, eggplant and strawberries | ||
| Strawberry | Beans, borage, chives, leek, lettuce, marigold, onion, sage and spinach | Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and garlic | |
| Tomato | Asparagus, basil, celery, borage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chives, dill, gooseberry, grape, lovage, marigold, marjoram, mint, nasturtium, onion, parsley, parsnip and turnip | Beetroot, fennel, potato, rosemary and sweet corn | Marigolds repel white fly and root knot nematodes. Bad companions roots release substances that inhibit growth. |
| Zucchini | Lovage, marjoram, nasturtium and sweet corn | ||