- HubPages»
- Home and Garden»
- Gardening»
- Planting Vegetables
What to Plant with What: How to Use Companion Plants in the Garden
Growing vegetables can be rewarding as well as beneficial. However, there are ways of planting that are better than others. Planting some plants together works better than others. For example, planting Marigolds around your garden helps to keep out rodents, like rabbits. Also, planting Marigolds near tomatoes repels the green horn worm. If you haven't experienced what green horn worms can do, they can demolish a tomato plant as fast as over night. Planting Herbs amongst your vegetables is a time tested way of warding off insects without the use of pesticides.
- The herb rosemary discourages beetles that are attracted to beans.
- Thyme wards off cabbage worm
- Garlic and Chives help to rid your garden of aphids
Vegetable
| Companion Plant
| Don't Plant with:
|
---|---|---|
Asparagus
| Tomatoes
| N/A
|
Beans
| Celery, Corn, Cucumbers, Strawberries, Radishes
| Garlic and Onions
|
Cabbage, Broccoli, Kale, Brussles Sprouts
| Beets, Celery, Dill, Chard, Lettuce, Spinach, Potatoes, Onions
| Pole Beans
|
Carrots
| Beans and Tomatoes
| N/A
|
Corn
| Cucumbers, Melons, Squash, Pumpkins, Peas and Beans
| Tomatoes
|
Cucumber
| Beans, Corn, Peas, Cabbage
| N/A
|
Eggplant
| Beans and Peppers
| N/A
|
Melons
| Corn, Pumpkins, Rishes, Squash
| N/A
|
Onions
| Beets, Carrots, Swiss Chard, Lettuce, Peppers
| Beans and Peas
|
Peas
| Beans, Carrots, Corn, Cucumbers, Radishes, Turnip
| Garlic and Onions
|
Potatoes
| Beans, Corn, Peas
| Tomatoes
|
Squash
| Corn, Melons, Pumpkins
| N/A
|
Tomatoes
| Carrots, Celery, Cucumbers, Onions, Peppers
| Corn, Potatoes, and Kohlrabi
|
Raising vegetables is something that anyone can do, whether your just starting this season, or you've been growing for decades, there are always things to learn. Use this information to make your garden the envy of the neighborhood. Happy gardening!
Helpful Hubs on Better Gardening
- How to Identify and Eliminate Common Garden Pests
Properly identifying garden pests will make deciding on methods to rid them much easier. Not all pesticides or organic practices work on everything. Know what your up against. - Fertilizers and Composting for Building up Your Garden
Knowing how to amend your soil and what causes problems will make you a better, more effective gardener. - 8 ways to Garden by Recycling
There are many ways to reuse lawn refuse, household waste, and other things around the house you may thought there was no conceivable use for. - Soil Preparation Made Easy
The very beginning of any garden is the soil preparation. Knowing the in's and out's can make your garden very successful, and maybe even out shine your neighbors' gardens in the process. - Is Your Soil Lacking? Your Plants Can be Telling You the Story
Being able to tell what deficiencies your soil has while your plants are growing can be the difference between losing your crop and producing like gang busters. This Hub explains what deficiencies in each nutrient will show up on your plant as.