Companion Planting Chart - Eco-Gardens, Melbourne, On, Canada

1. Companion Planting
Companion planting your vegetables in your home vegetable garden can help you with organic pest control as
well as help you to grow stronger organic vegetables for your family.
With companion planting your aim is to place the following plants close together.
Beans Marigold Repels Beetles
Petunia Repels Beetles
Summer Savory Stronger crop
Beetroot Onions Stronger beetroot
Broccoli Mint/Dill Stronger broccoli
Cabbage Rosemary/sage Repels cabbage moth
Celery Helps control moth grubs
Carrots Dill Improves carrot health
Sage/onions Repels carrot fly
Celery Bush beans Mutual growth
improvement
Eggplant Nasturtium Repels insects
Beans Repels beetles
Leeks Celery/onion Leeks grow better
Lettuce Chervil Repels snails, aphids,
mildew
Radish Beans Both grow better
Lettuce Makes radish taste better
Sweet corn Sunflower Provides nitrogen to corn
Strawberries Borage Improves soil nutrition
Marigold Helps control nematodes
Tomatoes Marigold Tomatoes grow better
Basil Improves flavour
Thyme/peppermint Controls white fly
Bad companions which should not be planted close together are:
 Beans with beetroot, fennel, onions or chives
 Cabbage with grapes, onions or tomatoes
 Carrots with dill or wormwood
 Fennel with coriander, beans or peppers
 Potatoes with onions
 Tomatoes with brussels sprouts, sweetcorn, beetroot or dill