| PLANT | COMPANION | ANTAGONIST (Do not plant near to plant) |
| ANGELICA | PARSLEY | CELERY, LOVAGE |
| APPLE | CHIVES, MINT, NASTURTIUM, TANSY | |
| ARTICHOKE | PARSLEY | GARLIC |
| ASPARAGUS | BASIL, MARIGOLD, PARSLEY, TOMATOES | |
| AUBERGINE | DWARF & RUNNER BEANS | |
| BASIL | ASPARAGUS, PARSLEY, TOMATOES & MOST VEGETABLE PLANTS | RUE, TANSY |
| BEETROOT | DWARF BEANS, GARLIC, KOHLRABI, ONION | RUNNER BEANS |
| BEANS (BROAD) | BORAGE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, CABBAGE, CARROTS, CAULIFLOWER, KOHLRABI, MARIGOLD, MARJORAM, PEAS, POTATOES, SUMMER & WINTER SAVORY, THYME | ONION FAMILY |
| BEANS (DWARF) | AUBERGINE, BEETROOT, CELERY, CHERVIL, CUCUMBER, MARIGOLD, MARJORAM, PEAS, SUMMER & WINTER SAVORY, SWEET CORN, STRAWBERRIES | ONION FAMILY |
| BEANS (RUNNER) | AUBERGINE, MARIGOLD, MARJORAM, PEAS, SUMMER & WINTER SAVORY, SWEET CORN | CABBAGE, ONION, SUNFLOWERS |
| BERGAMOT | CABBAGE FAMILY, MINT, PARSLEY | |
| BORAGE | BROAD BEANS, CUCUMBER, SQUASH, STRAWBERRIES, TOMATOES | |
| BROCCOLI | CARAWAY, DILL, MINT, POTATOES, ROSEMARY, SAGE, THYME | RUNNER BEANS, STRAWBERRY, TOMATOES |
| BRUSSELS SPROUTS | BROAD BEANS, CARAWAY, DILL, MINT, POTATOES, ROSEMARY, SAGE, THYME | RUNNER BEANS, STRAWBERRY, TOMATOES |
| CABBAGE | BROAD BEANS, BERGAMOT, CARAWAY, DILL, MINT, POTATOES, ROSEMARY, SAGE, THYME | RUNNER BEAN, STRAWBERRY, TOMATOES |
| CARAWAY | CABBAGE FAMILY | TOMATOES |
| CARROTS | BROAD BEANS, LETTUCE, ONION FAMILY, PEAS, ROSEMARY, SAGE, TOMATOES | DILL |
| CATMINT | RADISH, SWEDES, THYME, TURNIPS | |
| CAULIFLOWER | BROAD BEANS, CARAWAY, DILL, MINT, POTATOES, ROSEMARY, SAGE, THYME | RUNNER BEANS, SPINACH, TOMATOES |
| CELERY | DWARF BEANS, CABBAGE FAMILY, LEEK, LETTUCE, TOMATOES | |
| CHAMOMILE | CABBAGE FAMILY, ONION | RUE |
| CHERVIL | DWARF BEANS, RADISH | RUE |
| CHIVES | APPLE, TOMATOES | BROAD AND RUNNER BEANS, MARJORAM |
| COURGETTE | BORAGE, FENNEL, NASTURTIUM | POTATOES, RUE |
| CUCUMBER | BORAGE, DWARF BEANS, LETTUCE, LOVAGE, PEAS, RADISH, SUNFLOWER | MARJORAM, POTATOES, SAGE, THYME |
| DILL | CABBAGE FAMILY, SWEET CORN | CARROTS |
| FENNEL | COURGETTE, MARROW, SQUASH | MOST OTHER PLANTS |
| GARLIC | BEETROOT, CARROTS, LETTUCE, RASPBERRIES, ROSES, STRAWBERRIES, TOMATOES | BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS, MIGNONETTE PEAS |
| HOREHOUND | HYSSOP, RUE | FENNEL |
| HORSERADISH | POTATOES | BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS, PEAS |
| HYSSOP | CABBAGE FAMILY, HOREHOUND | RADISH |
| KOHLRABI | BROAD BEANS, BEETROOT, CARAWAY, CELERY, CHAMOMILE, DILL, MINT, ONION, POTATOES, SAGE, THYME | TOMATOES |
| LAVENDER | MARJORAM, POTATOES, THYME | LETTUCE, PARSLEY, RUE |
| LEEK | CARROTS, CELERY | BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS, PEAS |
| LEMON BALM | POTATOES, TOMATOES | FENNEL, RUE |
| LETTUCE | CARROTS, CELERY, CUCUMBER, GARLIC, RADISH, STRAWBERRIES | FENNEL, RUE |
| LOVAGE | CUCUMBER, PARSLEY | CELERY |
| MARIGOLD | ASPARAGUS, BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS, POTATOES, ROSES, TOMATOES | |
| MARJORAM | BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS, LAVENDER, POTATOES | CUCUMBER, ONION FAMILY |
| MARROW | BORAGE, FENNEL, NASTURTIUM, SWEET CORN | POTATOES, SAGE, THYME |
| MIGNONETTE | CAULIFLOWER, ROSES, TOMATOES | |
| MINT | APPLE, BERGAMOT, CABBAGE FAMILY, PEAS, POTATOES | |
| NASTURTIUM | APPLE, CABBAGE FAMILY, MARROW, PEAR, RADISH, TOMATOES | BROAD BEANS |
| ONION | BEETROOT, CARROTS, CHAMOMILE, PARSNIP, SUMMER SAVORY, TOMATOES | BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS |
| PARSLEY | ANGELICA, ARTICHOKES, ASPARAGUS, BASIL, LOVAGE, POTATOES, RHUBARB, ROSES, TOMATOES | LAVENDER |
| PARSNIPS | BERGAMOT, ONIONS | |
| PEARS | MINT, NASTURTIUM, TANSY | |
| PEAS | BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS, CARROTS, CUCUMBER, MINT, RADISH, SWEET CORN, TURNIPS | GARLIC, HORSERADISH, POTATOES |
| POTATOES | CABBAGE FAMILY, HORSERADISH, LAVENDER, LEMON BALM, MARIGOLD, MARJORAM, MINT, PARSLEY, VALERIAN | MARROW FAMILY, RASPBERRIES, SWEET CORN |
| PUMPKIN | BORAGE, NASTURTIUM, SWEET CORN | POTATOES |
| RADISH | CATMINT, CHERVIL, CUCUMBER, LETTUCE, NASTURTIUM, PEAS | SUMMER SAVORY |
| RASPBERRIES | GARLIC, RUE | POTATOES |
| RHUBARB | PARSLEY, SPINACH | |
| ROSEMARY | BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS, CABBAGE FAMILY, CARROTS, SAGE | MARROW FAMILY |
| ROSES | GARLIC, MARIGOLD, MIGNONETTE, PARSLEY, RUE, TANSY, THYME | |
| RUE | HOREHOUND, RASPBERRIES | BASIL, CHAMOMILE, CHERVIL, COURGETTE |
| SAGE | CABBAGE FAMILY, CARROTS, ROSEMARY | MARROW FAMILY |
| SALSIFY | PARSLEY, SPINACH | |
| SOUTHERNWOOD | CABBAGE FAMILY | |
| SOYA BEAN | DWARF BEANS, STRAWBERRIES | ONION FAMILY |
| SPINACH | DWARF BEANS, PEAS, RHUBARB, STRAWBERRIES, SALSIFY | CABBAGE FAMILY |
| SQUASH | BORAGE, NASTURTIUM, SWEET CORN | POTATOES, ROSEMARY, THYME |
| STRAWBERRIES | BORAGE, DWARF BEANS, GARLIC, LETTUCE, SOYA BEANS | CABBAGE FAMILY |
| SUMMER SAVORY | BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS, ONION | RADISH, TURNIP |
| SUNFLOWER | CUCUMBER | POTATOES |
| SWEDES | CATMINT, PEAS | |
| SWEET CORN | DWARF BEANS, DILL, MARROW FAMILY, EARLY POTATOES | |
| TANSY | APPLE, COURGETTE, CUCUMBER, PEAR, PUMPKIN, ROSES | BASIL |
| TARRAGON | POTATOES | FENNEL, RUE |
| THYME | BROAD BEANS, CABBAGE FAMILY, CATMINT, ROSES, TURNIPS | MARROW FAMILY, RUE |
| TOMATOES | ASPARAGUS, BASIL, BORAGE, CARROTS, CELERY, CHIVES, LEMON BALM, MARIGOLD, MIGNONETTE, NASTURTIUM, ONION, PARSLEY | CABBAGE FAMILY, POTATOES |
| TURNIPS | CATMINT, PEAS, RADISH, THYME | |
| VALERIAN | POTATOES | |
| WINTER SAVORY | BROAD, DWARF & RUNNER BEANS | RADISH, TURNIPS |
| WORMWOOD | CABBAGE FAMILY, MOST AROMATIC HERBS | BASIL, CARAWAY, SAGE |
| YARROW | AROMATIC HERBS | RUE |
Listing provided by Rowley Fields Allotment Society. The chart is based on traditional folklore, observation and information published in hotticultural journals etc. JOURNALS, ETC.
Plants May Be Good Companions Because :-
a) They like the same soil and weather conditions
b) One helps the other by loosening the soil for its roots
c) One gives welcome shade and protection to its companion
d) One attracts an insect that is beneficial to the other
e) One deters a pest that habitually attacks the
other for instance sage, rosemary, thyme repel
the cabbage butterfly; onions and leeks repel the carrot
fly.
f) One may leave a residue in the soil that benefits its companion.
CABBAGE FAMILY: includes Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Kohlrabi
MARROW FAMILY: includes Courgette, Cucumber, Pumpkin, Squash
ONION FAMILY: includes Chives, Garlic, Leek
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