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Gardening is both relaxing and enjoyable to most people. But sometimes the garden does not produce like it should or as you expect. Plants are like people, they get along better with some neighbors and dislike others. That is when companion gardening will help. I have listed a few of the most important vegetables and their companions below. Tomatoes don't do well? Try planting a couple of basil plants next to them. Beebalm is also a good companion for tomatoes, it helps improve both growth and flavor. Pot marigold likes tomatoes, but plant it elsewhere in the garden too. It deters asparagus beetles, tomato worms and general garden pests. Vegetables to plant next to tomatoes are chives, onions, parsley, asparagus, carrots, celery and cucumbers. Tomatoes dislike kohirabi, potatoes, fennel and cabbage. Potatoes favor beans, corn and cabbage. Plant horseradish at the corners of the potato patch. Dead nettle will improve growth and flavor as well as deterring potato bugs. Other companions for potatoes are beans, corn, eggplant, cabbage family and peas. Potatoes and tomatoes clash. They both are attracted by the same blight. Beans favor potatoes, carrots and cucumbers. Some other neighbors they get along well with are cauliflower and cabbage. They do dislike onions, garlic and gladiolus, but over-all they are not hard to get along with. Corn likes most of his neighbors but gets along real well with potatoes, peas, beans, as well as cucumbers, pumpkin and squash. Corn and tomatoes are attacked by the same worm so it would be wise to keep them separated. Carrots cannot tolerate dill, but gets along well with peas, leaf lettuce, chives, onions, and tomatoes. They also get along well with rosemary and sage. Lettuce, carrots and radishes make a strong team when grown together. Lettuce also likes strawberries and cucumbers. It gets along well with onions. Now that is all you need to make a nice salad. Peas hate onions, garlic, gladiolus and potatoes. However, they do like carrots, turnips, radishes and cucumbers. They also like corn, beans and most vegetables and herbs. Onions and garlic like beets, tomatoes and lettuce. They hate peas and beans. Radishes like peas, nasturtium, lettuce and cucumbers. Celery likes leeks, tomatoes, bush beans, cauliflower and cabbage. Cucumbers like corn, peas, beans and radishes. They dislike aromatic herbs and potatoes. Beets favor bush beans, onions, lettuce, and most members of the cabbage family. However keep pole beans and mustard away from them. Plant carrots with peas, onions and cucumbers with beans, and radishes with lettuce. Planted in rows to each other, they will produce bigger , healthier yields. It is said that you can tell about companions if they go well in the same recipe. This is not 100% correct but is a good guide line. Herbs make great companions to the vegetable garden. Some flowers and weeds are also helpful. Basil likes tomatoes, but dislikes rue intensely. It improves growth and flavor, at the same time repelling flies and mosquitoes. Beebalm is also a good companion for tomatoes, improving growth and flavor. Plant caraway here and there in the garden, it helps loosen the soil. If you plant catnip on the borders of your garden it will help deter the flea beetle. Chives make a great companion to carrots improving their growth and flavor. Dill is a companion for cabbage improving the growth and health of the cabbage. Dill really dislikes carrots. Plant fennel away from the garden, most plants dislike it. Roses and raspberries both like garlic. It deters the Japanese beetle while improving growth and health. Garlic cuts down the appeal of the garden to destructive insects in general. Plant it throughout the garden and flower beds. If you plant horseradish at the corners of your potato patch it will help deter potato bugs. The plant Marigold is the workhorse of the pest deterrents. Plant it throughout your garden. It discourages Mexican bean beetles, nematodes and other insects. Mint helps improve the health and flavor of both cabbage and tomatoes while deterring the white cabbage moth. Plant nasturtiums under your fruit trees. It deters aphids, squash bugs, and striped pumpkin beetles. It improves the growth and flavor of radishes and cabbage. Pigweed is just a weed, but it is one of the best weeds for pumping nutrients from the subsoil. It is especially beneficial to potatoes, onions and corn. Keep the weeds thinned however. If you plant peppermint among your cabbages, it helps deter the white cabbage butterfly. Rosemary is a companion to cabbage, beans, carrots and sage. It deters cabbage moth, bean beetles and the carrot fly. Plant sage with rosemary, cabbage and carrots, but keep it away from cucumbers. It deter cabbage moth and carrot flies. To improve flavor and growth in beans and onions plant summer savory. It also helps deter bean beetles. Tansy is good planted under fruit trees. It is a good companion to roses and raspberries. It deters flying insects, Japanese beetles, striped cucumber beetles, squash bugs and ants. Tarragon is good throughout the garden as well as thyme. Thyme also helps deter the cabbage worms from broccoli. Wormwood planted around the border helps keep animals from the garden. If you use herbs in your garden you have another advantage. You can gather the herbs, use them either fresh or dried in your recipes. Try the companion gardening and see if you don't see a difference in your garden quality.
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