What Is Companion Planting?
Basically, you plant seeds together or nearby each other so that the plants will offer each other a benefit. If you need pest control, more fruit, cool "feet" and more, companion planting might be your answer before using pesticides and fertilizers.
Companion Plants For Bush Beans
Note: pole beans, have a different set of companions.
Companions For A Better Yield
Carrots, corn, cucumber, lettuce, mint, peas, radishes, strawberries.
Companions For Pest Control
Marigolds, rosemary, summer savory, potatoes (not inter planted but in an adjacent bed.)
Incompatible Companions
Do not grow these with bush beans if possible.
Beets, garlic, onion, chive, peppers, and basil.
Note: planting marigolds around the perimeter of your bush beans gives added eye-appeal to your garden.
Companion Plants For Beets
Companions For A Better Yield
Onion, sage, corn, lettuce, radish.
Companions For Pest Control
Onions, bush beans (note: beets are not beneficial to bush beans)
Incompatible Companions
Do not grow these with beets if possible.
Pole beans
Companion Plants For Carrots
Companions For A Better Yield
Beans, chives, peas,peppers, radish, rosemary,onion, sage, tomato, leaf lettuce.
Companions For Pest Control
Onion, chives, garlic, bush bean, rosemary, parsley, sage.
Incompatible Companions
Dill, celery.
Note: plant a row of leaf lettuce between rows of carrots, as the weather gets hot, pull lettuce, leaving room for the carrots.
Companion Plants For Corn
Companions For A Better Yield
Bush beans, dill, peas,cucumber, potatoes, melons, pumpkin, squash, sunflower, peanuts, beets, parsley, lettuce
Companions For Pest Control
Bush beans, cucumber, geraniums.
Incompatible Companions
Tomatoes.
Note: planting cucumbers between corn rows will help support corn and keep it from blowing over as easy.
Companion Plants For Cucumbers
Companions For A Better Yield
Bush beans, carrots, corn, lettuce, marigolds, onion, pea, radish, tomatoes.
Companions For Pest Control
Bush beans, nasturtiums, radish, tansy, dill.
Incompatible Companions
Herbs with strong aroma, sage, potato, squash melon, pumpkins.
Note: We like to put our cucumber trellis on the south side of my lettuce. The shade from the trellis keeps the heat off and I can harvest my lettuce longer.
Companion Plants For Lettuce
Companions For A Better Yield
Beans, carrots, cucumber, onion, garlic, strawberry, corn.
Companions For Pest Control
Onions.
Incompatible Companions
Broccoli.
Note: We usually plant a row of onions between our lettuce. When the lettuce is done we pull it out to give more room for the onions to grow.
Companion Plants For Peas
Companions For A Better Yield
Beans, carrots, corn, lettuce, radish, spinach, tomato, turnip, parsley, strawberry.
Companions For Pest Control
Cucumbers.
Incompatible Companions
Chives, garlic, onion, chives, grapes, gladiolas.
Note: A lot of people grow peas strictly for the kids. They are welcome anytime to just sit in the garden and snack on them raw!
Companion Plants For Peppers
Companions For A Better Yield
Beans, carrots, marigold, onion, pea, horehound, marjoram, tansy.
Companions For Pest Control
None.
Incompatible Companions
Fennel, tomatoes, potatoes.
Companion Plants For Radishes
Companions For A Better Yield
Beans, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, peas, squash, chervil, beets, corn, melons, spinach, tomatoes.
Companions For Pest Control
Mustard plant, nasturtiums.
Incompatible Companions
Hyssop.
If you have any questions or would like us to add any more vegetables to this list, simply comment below and we'll try to respond as soon as we can!