Companion Planting is a favorite gardening technique of mine. Not only do I enjoy the benefits of growing many different varieties of plants in a small space, but I REALLY enjoy utilizing the different properties that many herbs and flowering plants (such as pest control and pollinator attraction) bring to my gardens.
Here is a list of suggested companion planting pairings for specific plants.
Friends are suggested plants to plant with the main listed plant. Foes are plants that are suggested to NOT plant with the main listed plant. Friends and Foes have different reasons why they should or should not be planted with the main listed plant. Those reasons could be soil requirements, or any of the prementioned benefits of companion planting. Friends in Bold indicate they have growth improvement or bug fighting benefits.
(this is an on going process so please refer back to this listing as it grows)
| PLANT | FRIEND | FOE |
| Asparagus | Basil Marigold Parsley Tomato | |
| Beans | Beet Broccoli Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celery Chard Corn Cucumber Eggplant Marigold Nasturtium Pea Potatoes Radish Rosemary Squash Strawberry Summer Savory Tomato | Garlic Onion Pepper Shallot Sunflower |
| Beets | Bush Beans Cabbage Garlic Lettuce Onion | Pole Bean |
| Cabbage (includes Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Kale, and Kohlrabi) | Bean Catnip Celery Chamomile Cucumber Dill Garlic Hyssop Kale Lettuce Mint Nasturtium Onion Potatoes Rosemary Sage Spinach Tansy Thyme | Broccoli (many of the cabbage family don’t enjoy fellow family members) Cauliflower Strawberry Tomatoes |
| Carrots | Beans Chives Lettuce Onions Peas Peppers Radishes Rosemary Sage Tomatoes | Anise Dill Parsley |
| Celery | Bean Cabbage Chives Garlic Nasturtium Tomato | |
| Chard | Bean Cabbage Onion | |
| Corn | Beans Cucumbers Geranium Lettuce Marigold Melons Parsley Peas Pigweed Potatoes Pumpkin Squash Sunflowers | Tomatoes |
| Cucumbers | Beans Cabbage Cauliflower Corn Lettuce Marigold Nasturtium Oregano Peas Radishes Sunflowers Tansy Tomato | Aromatic Herbs Melons Potatoes |
| Eggplant | Bean Marigold Pepper | |
| Lettuce | Asparagus Beets Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrots Chives Corn Cucumbers Eggplant Garlic Onions Peas Potatoes Radishes Spinach Strawberries Sunflowers Tomatoes | Broccoli |
| Melons | Corn Marigold Nasturtium Oregano Pumpkin Radish Squash | |
| Onions | Beets Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Chamomile Chard Lettuce Peppers Potatoes Spinach Strawberry Summer Savory Pigweed Tomatoes | Beans Peas Sage |
| Parsley | Asparagus Corn Tomato | |
| Peas | Bean Carrot Chives Corn Cucumber Mint Radish Turnip | Garlic Onion |
| Peppers | Basil Carrot Coriander Onions Spinach Tomatoes | Beans Kohlrabi |
| Potatoes | Beans Cabbage Corn Eggplant Horseradish Marigold Pea | Tomatoes |
| Pumpkins | Corn Marigold Melon Nasturtium Oregano Squash | |
| Radishes | Basil Bean Carrot Chervil Coriander Cucumber Lettuce Melon Nasturtium Onions Pea Spinach Tomatoes | Hyssop Kohlrabi |
| Spinach | Cabbage Strawberry | |
| Squash | Borage Corn Marigold Melon Nasturtium Oregano Pumpkin | |
| Strawberry | Bean Borage Cabbage Lettuce Onion Spinach Thyme | |
| Tomatoes | Asparagus Basil Beans Bee Balm Borage Carrots Celery Chives Lettuce Marigold Melons Mint Onions Parsley Peppers Radishes Spinach Thyme | Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Corn Kale Kohlrabi Potatoes |
| Turnips | Pea |
Thank you to: The Old Farmer’s Almanac https://www.almanac.com/ and Burpee https://www.burpee.com/ for information that aided in the writing of this article.