Companion Planting Vegetables

Companion planting is the practice of growing certain types of plants together which provide a beneficial relationship with each other. This could be either enhancing growth or flavour of each other or deterring pests. Some plants can also hinder the growth of nearby plants so it is best to avoid planting these together.

I originally put this list together and printed it out as a guide for myself as whenever I wanted to find out what I should and shouldn’t grow together, I had to spend ages searching through several different guides as nowhere seemed to have a complete list. This list below is by no means complete either but does cover most of the more common plants in the vegetable garden and can be used as a general guide.

Plant

Likes

Dislikes

Beans

Nasturtium, carrots, celery, curubits, lettuce, spinach, parsley, peas

Onions, garlic, chives

Beetroot

Onions, lettuce, cabbage, silverbeet

 

Brassicas

Sage, pennyroyal, mints, oregano, parsley, lettuce, beans, celery, herbs, marigolds, nasturtiums, onion family, spinach

Tomatoes, dill, strawberry

Broadbeans

Peas, potatoes, beans, vine vegie, carrots, beets, cucumber, cabbage

Onion family

Cabbages

Beans, celery, beetroot, onions, potatoes, chamomile, sage

 

Capsicum

Basil, carrot, onions, tomato

 

Carrots

Lettuce, peas, leeks, chives, cucumbers, beans, onion family, radish, rosemary, sage, tomato, feverfew

Dill, parsnips

Cauliflower

Celery

 

Celery

Leeks, onion family, bush beans, brassicas, dill, nasturtium, spinach, tomato

 

Corn

Potatoes, peas, beans, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, tomatoes, brassicas, parsley,

 

Curcubits

Beans, marigold, onion, peas, radish, sunflower, corn

Potato

Dill

Brassicas, curcubits, lettuce,

 

Eggplant

Beans, marigold

 

Garlic

 

Beans, brassicas, peas, strawberry

Lettuce

Beans, carrot, curcubits, marigolds, onion family, radish, strawberry, brassicas

 

Onion family

Chamomile, carrot, capsicum, celery, lettuce, silverbeet, strawberry, tomato

Beans, peas

Parsnips

Onions, feverfew

Carrots

parsley

Tomatoes, asparagus, chives

mint

Peas

Beans, carrots, celery, corn, curcubit, potatoes, radish, turnips

Onions, chives, garlic

Potato

Beans, brassicas, corn, marigolds, nasturtiums, peas

Curcubits, rosemary, sunflower, tomato

Pumpkin

Nasturtiums

 

Radish

Beans, carrots, curcubits, lettuce, nasturtium, peas

 

Rosemary

Beans, carrots

Potato

Tomatoes

Basil, parsley, marigolds, lettuce, asparagus, broccoli, onion family, nasturtiums, carrots, asparagus, carrot, celery, curcubits,

Cabbages, brassicas, potatoes, fennel, dill, rosemary, strawberry

Sage

Beans, brassicas, carrots, peas, strawberries

Basil, curcubits

Silverbeet

Lavender, onion family

 

Spinach

Beans, brassicas, celery, eggplant, strawberry

 

Squash

Corn, marigold, nasturtium

Potato

Strawberry

Beans, lettuce, onions

Brassicas, onion family, tomato

Turnip

Peas

Potato

Zucchini

Beans, corn, mint, nasturtiums, radish

Potato