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Vegetable Companion Planting Chart

Plant	Good Companions	Bad Companions
Basil	Pepper, Tomato, Marigold
Bush Beans	Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chard, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Leek, Lettuce, Parsnip, Pea, Potato, Radish, Rosemary, Strawberry, Savory, Sunflower, Tansy, Marigold	Basil, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Onion
Pole Beans	Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Corn Cucumber, Eggplant, Lettuce, Marigold, Pea, Potato, Radish, Rosemary, Savory, Strawberry, Tansy	Basil, Beets, Cabbage, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Onion, Radish, Sunflower
Beets	Bush Beans, Cabbage family, Lettuce, Lima Bean, Onion, Radish, Sage	Mustard, Pole Bean
Cabbage Family	Bush Beans, Beets, Carrot, Celery, Cucumber, Dill, Lettuce, Mint, Nasturtium, Onions, Rosemary, Sage, Spinach, Thyme, All Strong Herbs, Marigold, Nasturtium	Pole Bean, Strawberry, Tomato
Carrots	Beans, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Chives, Lettuce, Leek, Onion, Peas, Radish, Rosemary, Sage, Tomato	Celery, Dill, Parsnip
Celery	Almost everything except —> —> —> —>	Carrot, Parsley, Parsnip
Corn	All Beans, Beets, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Cucumber, Melons, Parsley, Peas, Early Potatoes, Pumpkin, Squash	Tomato
Cucumbers	Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Cabbage family, Corn, Dill, Eggplant, Lettuce, Marigold, Nasturtium, Onions, Peas, Radish, Tomato, Savory, Sunflower, No Strong Herbs	Potato
Eggplant	Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Peas, Peppers, Potato, Spinach	Fennel
Lettuce	Everything, but especially Carrots, Garlic, Onion and Radish	— none —
Melon	Corn, Nasturtium, Radish	Potato
Onion	Beets, Cabbage family, Carrots, Celery, Cucumber, Lettuce, Parsnip, Pepper, Spinach, Squash, Strawberries, Tomato, Turnip, Savory	Asparagus, Beans, Peas, Sage
Parsley	Tomato	— none —
Peas	Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots, Celery, Chicory, Corn Cucumber, Eggplant, Parsley, Early Potato, Radish, Spinach, Strawberry, Sweet pepper, Turnips	Onion, Late Potato
Potato	Bush bean, Cabbage family, Carrot, Corn, Horseradish, Marigold, Onion, Parsnip, Peas	Cucumber, Kohlrabi, Parsnip, Pumpkin, Rutabaga, Squash family, Sunflower, Turnip, Fennel,
Radish	Beet, Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots, Cucumber, Lettuce, Melons, Nasturtium, Parsnip, Peas, Spinach, Squash family	Hyssop
Spinach	Celeriac, Celery, Corn, Eggplant, Cauliflower
Squash	Corn, Onion, Radish
Strawberry	Bush Beans, Lettuce, Nasturtium, Onion, Radish, Spinach	Cabbage, Potato
Tomato	Asparagus, Basil, Bean, Cabbage family, Carrots, Celery, Chive, Cucumber, Garlic, Head lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Parsley, Pepper, Marigold	Pole beans, Corn Dill, Fennel, Potato

Herb Companion Chart

Herb	Companions	Bad Companions	Pests Repelled
Basil	Tomatoes	Rue	Flies, Mosquitoes
Borage	Tomatoes, Squash, Strawberries		Tomato Worm
Caraway	Loosens soil.	Dill
Catnip	Eggplant		Flea Beetle, Ants
Chamomile	Cabbage, Onion
Coriander			Aphids
Chervil	Radish
Chives	Carrots
Dead Nettle	Potatoes		Potato Bug
Dill	Cabbage	Caraway Carrots
Fennel		Most plants dislike
Feverfew	Roses		attracts aphids away other plants
Flax	Carrots, Potatoes		Potato Bug
Garlic	Roses, Raspberries		Japanese Beetle, Aphids
Horseradish	Potatoes		Potato Bug
Henbit			Insect Repellent
Hyssop	Cabbage, Grapes	Radishes	Cabbage Moth
Lavender	Southernwood, rosemary, wormwood		Moths -
Marigolds	Plant everywhere in garden		Mexican Bean Beetles, Nematodes, others
Mint	Cabbage, Tomatoes		Cabbage Moth, aphids, flea beetles
Nasturtium	Radishes, Cabbage, Cucurbits, fruit trees		Aphids, Squash Bugs, Striped Pumpkin Beetle
Pennyroyal	Roses		Flies, Mosquitoes, Fleas, others
Petunia	Beans
Pot Marigold	Tomatoes		Tomato Worm, Asparagus Beetles, others
Pyrethrums			Dried flower, repels insects
Rosemary	Cabbage, Beans Carrots, Sage		Cabbage Moth, Bean Beetle, Carrot Fly
Rue	Roses and Raspberries	Sweet Basil	Japanese Beetles
Sage	Rosemary, Cabbage, Carrots	Cucumbers	Cabbage Moth, Carrot Fly, Flea Beetle, Slugs
Southernwood	Cabbages		Cabbage Moth
Sow Thistle	Tomatoes, Onion, Corn Plant sparsely
Summer Savory	Beans		Bean Beetles
Tansy	Fruit Trees, Roses, Raspberries		Flying Insects, Japanese Beetles, Striped Cucumber Beetles, Squash Bugs, Ants, Flies
Thyme	Cabbage		Cabbage Worm
Wormwood			Plant as a border to repel animals
Yarrow	Plant near aromatic herbs, enhance essential oils.

*Data courtesy of The Texas Agricultural Extension Service.