Companion Planting
Getting help in the garden for bigger harvests and fewer pests

Companion Planting

com-pan-ion - noun
"a person employed to accompany, assist, or live with another in the capacity of a helpful friend"

How can you employ the the helpful benefits of the plants in your garden? Scroll down to see:

  • Companion Plants for Better Yields
  • Companion Plants for Pest Control
  • Companion Plants for Attracting Specific Beneficial Insects
  • Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects, Bees & Birds

Companion Plants for Better Yields


PLANT COMPATIBLE INCOMPATIBLE
Angelica Dill
Anise Coriander Carrot
Apple Black Walnut Tree, Hawthorn
Asparagus Basil, Carrot, Parsley, Tomato
Azalea Black Walnut Tree
Barberry Rye
Barley Lettuce
Basil Beans, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Collard, Kale, Marigold, Pepper, Tomato Rue
Beans, Bush Borage, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Corn, Collard, Cucumber, Eggplant, Irish Potato, Larkspur, Lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Pea, Radish, Rosemary, Savory, Strawberry, Sunflower, Tansy Beet, Chive, Garlic, Onion, Pepper
Beans, Pole Basil, Borage, Broccoli, Carrot, Chinese Cabbage, Corn, Collard, Cucumber, Eggplant, Lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Pea, Radish, Rosemary, Savory, Strawberry, Sunflower, Tansy Beet, Garlic, Onion, Kohlrabi
Beets Bush Beans, Cabbage, Delphinium, Onion, Larkspur, Lettuce, Sage Pole Beans
Borage Beans, Squash, Strawberry, Tomato
Blackberry Tansy
Broccoli Basil, Beans, Cucumber, Dill, Garlic, Hyssop, Lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Potato, Radish, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Tomato Grapes, Lettuce, Rue
Brussels Sprouts Basil, Beans, Dill, Garlic, Hyssop, Lettuce, Mint, Onion, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme Grapes, Rue
Cabbage Basil, Beets, Bush Beans, Chamomile, Celery, Chard, Dill, Garlic, Grapes, Hyssop, Larkspur, Lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Rosemary, Rue, Sage, Southernwood, Spinach, Thyme, Tomato Grapes, Rue
Caraway Plant throughout garden to loosen soil Carrot, Dill
Carrots Beans, Chive, Delphinium, Pea, Larkspur, Lettuce, Pepper, Radish, Rosemary, Onion, Pea, Sage, Tomato Caraway, Dill
Catnip Eggplant
Cauliflower Basil, Bean, Dill, Garlic, Hyssop, Lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Onion, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme Grapes, Rue
Celery Bush Beans, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Nasturtium, Onion, Spinach, Tomato,
Chinese Cabbage Basil, Beans, Celery, Dill, Garlic, Hyssop, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Potato, Rosemary, Thyme Grapes
Chive Apple, Carrot, Rose Bean, Pea
Coriander Anise, Potato Fennel
Chamomile Cabbage, Cucumber, Onion
Chervil Radish
Chives Carrot, Grapes, Rose, Potato Bean, Pea
Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum
Collard Basil, Bean, Cucumber, Dill, Garlic, Hyssop, Lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Potato, Radish, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme Grapes, Rue, Tansy
Corn Beans, Cucumber, Dill, Pea, Potato, Melons, Pumpkin, Squash, Sunflower
Cucumber Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chamomile, Collard, Corn, Kale, Lettuce, Marigold, Nasturtium Onion, Pea, Radish, Savory, Sunflowers, Tomato Aromatic Herbs, Irish Potato, Sage
Currants White Pine
Dead Nettle Potato
Delphinium Bean, Cabbage, Oats Beet, Carrot, Chard, Parsnip, Turnip
Dill Broccoli, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Collard, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Onion Angelica, Caraway, Carrot, Lavender, Tomato
Eggplant Beans, Garlic, Marigold, Pea, Spinach, Tarragon, Thyme Apricot
Fava Bean Lettuce
Fennel Basil, Dill Bean, Coriander, Pepper, Tomato
Feverfew Rose
Flax Carrot, Potato
Garlic Bean, Collard, Raspberry, Rose Bean, Pea
Geranium Rose
Goldenrod Black Locust Tree, Sugar Maple
Gooseberry White Pine
Grapes Cabbage, Beans, Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chives, Collard, Kale, Radish, Peas, Blackberry, Peach
Horehound Tomato
Horseradish Potato
Hyssop Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Collard, Grape, Kale Radish
Kale Basil, Beans, Dill, Garlic, Hyssop, Lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Onion, Radish, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Tomato Grapes, Rue
Kohlrabi Beet Pepper
Larkspur Beans, Beets, Cabbage, Oats Beets, Carrot, Parsnips, Turnips
Leek Carrot
Lettuce Beans, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chrysanthemum, Collard, Cucumber, Onion, Radish, Strawberry Broccoli, Barley, Fava Bean, Rye, Wheat,
Lilac Black Walnut Tree
Marjoram Pepper, Sage
Marigold Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Collards, Cucumber, Kale, Pepper, Rose, Tomato
Melons Corn, Nasturtium, Radish
Mint Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, Tomato
Morning Glory Apricot
Mustard Turnip
Nasturtium Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Collard, Radish, Fruit Trees
Nicotania Apricot
Oat Larkspur
Onion Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Chamomile, Collard, Cucumber, Dill, Kale, Lettuce, Pepper, Potato, Radish, Rose, Savory, Squash, Strawberry, Tomato Bush Beans, Pole Beans, English Pea, Rue, Sage
Oregano Pepper
Parsley Asparagus, Tomato, Rose
Parsnip Delphinium, Larkspur
Pea Beans, Carrot, Chives, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Lettuce, Radish, Spinach, Tomato, Turnip Black Walnut Tree, Chives, Garlic, Grapes, Onion, Gladiolus, Irish Potato
Peach Grape, Garlic, Onion, Asparagus Potato, Tomato, Raspberry
Pear Potato
Pennyroyal Rose
Peony Black Walnut Tree
Pepper Bean, Carrot, Horehound, Marigold, Marjoram, Onion, Tansy Black Walnut Tree
Petunia Beans, Potato Apricot
Plum Apricot
Potato Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Collard, Coriander, Dead Nettle, Horehound, Horseradish, Lettuce, Marigold, Onion, Petunia, Tansy Apple, Apricot, Black Walnut Tree, Pear, Sunflower
Radish Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chervil, Collard Cucumber, Grapes, Lettuce, Melon, Onion, Pea, Squash Hyssop
Raspberry Tansy
Rhododendron Black Walnut Tree
Rose Chive, Feverfew, Garlic, Geranium, Marigold, Onion, Parsley
Rosemary Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Collard, Sage
Rue Broccoli, Rose, Raspberry Basil, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Sage
Rye Barberry, Lettuce
Sage Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, Marjoram, Rosemary, Strawberry Onion, Rue
Savory Beans, Onion
Southernwood Cabbage
Sowthistle Corn, Onion, Tomato
Spinach Celery, Cauliflower, Eggplant, Pea, Strawberry
Squash Beans, Corn, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Radish, Sunflower, Tansy Potato
Strawberry Borage, Beans, Lettuce, Onion, Sage, Spinach Cabbage
Sunflower Beans, Corn, Squash Potato
Tansy Fruit Trees, Pepper, Raspberry, Rose Collard
Tarragon Tarragon is said to enhance most vegetables when planted among them
Thyme Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Collard
Tomato Borage, Broccoli, Cabbage, Calendula, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Chive, Horehound, Marigold, Onion, Parsley, Pea, Petunia, Mint, Sage Apricot, Dill, Black Walnut Tree, Corn, Fennel
Turnip Delphinium, Larkspur, Mustard
Wheat Barberry, Lettuce
Wormwood Most Vegetables
Yarrow Plant near aromatic herbs to enhance production of essential oils

Companion Plants for Pest Control
PEST REPELLANT
Ants Catnip, Mint, Onion, Peppermint, Spearmint, Tansy, Wormwood
Aphids Catnip, Chives, Coriander, Dried & Crushed Chrysanthemum, Eucalyptus, Fennel, Feverfew (attracts aphids away from Roses), Garlic, Larkspur, Marigold, Mint, Mustard, Nasturtium, Onion, Oregano, Petunia, Sunflower
Asparagus Beetle Basil, Calendula, Nasturtium, Parsley, Petunia, Tansy, Tomato
Bean Beetle Rosemary, Savory
Black Flea Beetle Artemisia, Sage
Cabbage Looper Dill, Eucalyptus, Garlic, Hyssop, Peppermint, Nasturtium, Onion, Pennyroyal, Sage, Southernwood, Spearmint, Thyme, Wormwood
Cabbage Maggot Garlic, Marigold, Radish, Sage, Wormwood
Cabbage Moth Artemisia, Hyssop, Rosemary, Sage, Savory, Thyme
Cabbage Worm Celery, Thyme, Tomato
Carrot Fly Leeks, Lettuce, Onion, Rosemary, Sage, Tobacco, Wormwood
Colorado Potato Beetle Catnip, Coriander, Eucalyptus, Green Bean, Marigold, Nasturtium, Onion, Tansy
Corn Earworm Cosmos, Geranium, Marigold, Radish (gone to seed)
Cucumber Beetle Catnip, Marigold, Nasturtium, Radish, Rue, Tansy
Cutworm Spiny Amaranth
Flea Artemisia, Pennyroyal
Flea Beetle Catnip, Garlic, Mint, Rue, Sage, Southernwood, Tansy, Tobacco, Wormwood
Fly Basil, Pennyroyal, Rue, Tansy
Imported Cabbageworm Dill, Garlic, Geranium, Hyssop, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Pennyroyal, Sage, Southernwood, Tansy, Thyme
Japanese Beetle Ageratum, Arbortivae, Artemesia, Ash, Begonia, Boxwood, Caladium, Catnip, Chives, Cockscomb, Garlic, Hydrangea, Juniper, Pansy, Rue (with Roses&Raspberries), Tansy, White Geranium, Yew
Leafhopper Dried& Crushed Chrysanthemum, Geranium, Petunia
Mexican Bean Beetle Marigold, Petunia, Rosemary, Savory
Mice Tansy, Wormwood
Mosquitoes Basil, Garlic, Geranium, Pennyroyal
Mole Castor Bean, Narcissus
Moths Lavender (combine with Southernwood), Wormwood, and Rosemary for an anti-moth sachet)
Peach Borer Garlic
Nematode Calendula, Marigold
Onion Fly Garlic
Potato Bug Dead Nettle, Flax, Horseradish
Rabbit Garlic, Marigold, Onion
Snails Artemisia, Fennel, Garlic, Rosemary
Slugs Artemisia, Fennel, Garlic, Rosemary, Sage
Spider Mite Coriander
Squash Bug Catnip, Mint, Nasturtium, Petunia, Radish, Tansy
Squash Vine Borer Radish
Striped Cucumber Beetle Tansy
Striped Pumpkin Beetle Nasturtium
Ticks Garlic
Tomato Hornworms Dill, Borage, Calendula, Marigold, Petunia, Opal Basil
White Cabbage Moth Mint
Whitefly Basil, Marigold, Oregano, Peppermint, Thyme, Wormwood

Companions for Attracting Specific Beneficial Insects
INSECT PLANT
Assassin Bug Alfalfa, Carrot, Goldenrod
Big-Eyed Bug Alfalfa, Carrot, Goldenrod
Cabbage Butterfly Sage
Damsel Bug Alfalfa
Japanese Beetle White Flowered Scented Geranium
Lacewing Carrot
Lady Beetle Alfalfa, Artemisia, Morning Glory, Yarrow, Goldenrod
Parasitic Wasp Alfalfa, Carrot, Goldenrod, Horehound, Yarrow, White Clover,
Syrphid Fly Buckwheat, Candytuft, Fennel, Horehound, Morning Glory, Yarrow
Tachinid Fly Coriander, Fennel, Ivy, White Sweet Clover
Yellow Jacket, Wasps Artemisia, Carrot, Ivy, White Sweet Clover

Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects, Bees & Birds
PLANT ATTRACTS
Anise Beneficial insects and repels pests
Basil Butterflies & Beneficial insects
Borage Bees
Caraway Beneficial insects
Catnip Birds & bees for pollination
Coriander Beneficial insects
Dill Bees
Horehound Bees
Hyssop Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Mint Beneficial insects
Sage Bees
Salvia Bees & Butterflies
Sweet William Bees & Butterflies