Companion Planting is the practice of planting certain vegetables, herbs and flowers near each other for improved growth. There are also certain plants that should not be planted together.
Cabbage family [cabbages, broccoli, kale] likes to be planted with beets, chard, cucumber; Garlic improves growth and flavor; sage and thyme deter the cabbage moth (that's a good thing).
Carrots do well with beans, tomato family, radish; Dill retards growth; sage deters carrot fly.
Onions grow with anything BUT, onions grown near beans and peas stunts the growth of beans and peas
Tomatoes do not grow close to potatoes, as they are attacked by same blight!
Chives deters aphids; nasturtiums will draw them; dill and parsley will draw tomato hornworm AWAY formt omato plants.
Cabbage family [cabbages, broccoli, kale] likes to be planted with beets, chard, cucumber; Garlic improves growth and flavor; sage and thyme deter the cabbage moth (that's a good thing).
Carrots do well with beans, tomato family, radish; Dill retards growth; sage deters carrot fly.
Onions grow with anything BUT, onions grown near beans and peas stunts the growth of beans and peas
Tomatoes do not grow close to potatoes, as they are attacked by same blight!
Chives deters aphids; nasturtiums will draw them; dill and parsley will draw tomato hornworm AWAY formt omato plants.
Tomatoes companion with marigolds and basil.
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