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| Lettuce planted with companion cucumber and strawberries |
Most have heard of the 3 Sisters-corn, beans and squash planted together. This is an example of companion planting-planting veggies together that help each other out. Plants can give off chemicals, create usable nitrogen, have scents, suck nutrients or bring nutrients to the surface that can be either beneficial or detrimental to those planted near them.
In the example of the three sisters, the beans provide nitrogen in its roots for the nitrogen needy corn, the corn provides the trellis for the beans, and the squash shades the ground, smothering out weeds and keeping moisture in the ground. The three work together to help each other grow and thrive, providing a symbiotic growing environment.
For small gardens that cannot do the traditional crop rotation, companion planting is even more important to the long term health of the garden.
For small gardens that cannot do the traditional crop rotation, companion planting is even more important to the long term health of the garden.
Here is a list of companions for the veggies I plant with a link on how to grow:
*Alliums (onions and garlic)-potatoes, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, brassicas, summer savory, chamomile
Everything to know about growing onions Time to plant garlic! With growing tips......
*Beans and peas-carrots, lettuce, spinach, strawberries, corn, cucumbers and brassicas.
Legumes-peas for spring, beans for summer
*Beets-lettuce, onions, cabbage
All about beautiful beets
Everything to know about growing onions Time to plant garlic! With growing tips......
*Beans and peas-carrots, lettuce, spinach, strawberries, corn, cucumbers and brassicas.
Legumes-peas for spring, beans for summer
*Beets-lettuce, onions, cabbage
All about beautiful beets
*Brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage)-beans, carrots, lettuce, onions, spinach, most herbs.
How to grow broccoli and cauliflower Cabbage is nutritious and easy to grow
*Chard-lettuce, onions, cabbage
For year round steamed greens, grow chard!
How to grow broccoli and cauliflower Cabbage is nutritious and easy to grow
*Chard-lettuce, onions, cabbage
For year round steamed greens, grow chard!
*Cucumber-beans, nasturtiums, leeks, onions, peas, radishes, sunflowers
Cucumber info and tips for growing
Cucumber info and tips for growing
*Peppers-basil and okra
Peppers are for every taste and garden
*Potatoes-onions, corn, lettuce, beans, brassicas
Time to plant potatoes, even if you only have a patio
*Spinach-strawberries
*Tomatoes-asparagus, basil, carrots, celery, chives, garlic, onions, parsley, nasturtiums, marigolds
*Squash-icicle radishes, nasturtiums
The wonderful world of squash
Just plant the companions next to each other to help each out. To get the most from your small space, check out how to do intensive gardening
Get the most from your space-plant intensively!
Another way to look at companion planting is overall health and production of the garden. There are pest repelling plants and plants that attract pollinators. Basil can repel whitefly that love tomatoes. Peppermint can repel mice (keep it in pots as it is invasive). Alliums can avert carrot flies from carrots and slugs. Insect control through plants Deer don't like strong smells since they navigate by smell. Surround your garden with strongly fragrant plants like herbs and marigolds.
Don't forget the flowers that attract pollinators to the garden. For fruiting vegetables like tomatoes and squash, pollinators are needed for the plant to produce fruits. Having flowers throughout your garden attracts pollinators and even other beneficial insects that kill the bad bugs. You get a two for one with flowers.
Flowers that are edible Decorative container gardening for edibles
Another way to look at companion planting is overall health and production of the garden. There are pest repelling plants and plants that attract pollinators. Basil can repel whitefly that love tomatoes. Peppermint can repel mice (keep it in pots as it is invasive). Alliums can avert carrot flies from carrots and slugs. Insect control through plants Deer don't like strong smells since they navigate by smell. Surround your garden with strongly fragrant plants like herbs and marigolds.
Don't forget the flowers that attract pollinators to the garden. For fruiting vegetables like tomatoes and squash, pollinators are needed for the plant to produce fruits. Having flowers throughout your garden attracts pollinators and even other beneficial insects that kill the bad bugs. You get a two for one with flowers.
Flowers that are edible Decorative container gardening for edibles
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