Companion Plants

This list was compiled from Louise Riotte's book, Carrots love Tomatoes & Roses love Garlic.  This book is widely recognized as the authoritative resource on companion planting.  Why?  "Plants that assist each other to grow well, plants that repel insects, even plants that repel other plants--all are of great practical use (Riotte, 2004, page 1)."

• Asparagus--parsley, basil, tomatoes
• Beets -- bush beans, onions, kohlrabi, lettuce, cabbage family, not pole beans, not mustard
• Broccoli -- dill, celery, camomile, sage, peppermint, rosemary, potatoes, beets, onions, not tomatoes, not pole beans, not strawberries
• Bush beans--celery, cucumbers, strawberries, corn, carrots, cauliflower, beets, cabbages, marigolds, not fennel, not onions
• Cabbage--beans, beets, hyssop, thyme, wormwood, sothernwood, celery, dill, camomile, sage, peppermint, onions, potatoes
• Carrots--beans, onions, leeks, rosemary, wormwood, sage
• Cauliflower--beans, beets, celery, not tomatoes, not strawberries
• Celery--bush beans, broccoli
• Chives--beets, broccoli, not beans
• Collards--tomatoes
• Corn--bush beans, pole beans, potatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin, squash, jerusalem artichoke
• Cucumbers--bush beans, icicle radishes, corn, peas, radishes, sunflowers, not potatoes
• Eggplant--green beans
• Garlic--beets, broccoli, tomatoes, strawberries, not beans
• Horseradish--potatoes
• Kale--plant August 1st after beans, cabbage, potatoes
• Kohlrabi--beets, onions, cucumbers, mustard family, not pole beans, not strawberries, not tomatoes
• Leek--are perennial,beans, celery, onions, carrots
• Lettuce--beets, onions,strawberries, cucumbers, carrots, radishes
• Melon--corn, sunflowers, morning glory, don't rotate with squash or cucumbers; not potatoes
• Okra--melons, cucumbers, sweet peppers, eggplant
• Onion--beets, broccoli, cabbage family, strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce, not beans
• Parsley--asparagus, carrots, roses, tomatoes
• Peas--carrots, turnips, radishes, cucumbers, corn, beans, potatoes, not onions, not garlic, not gladiolus
• Pole beans--corn, radishes, not kohlrabi, not sunflower, not beets
• Potatoes--broccoli
• Sweet peppers--basil, okra
• Pumpkin--corn, not potatoes
• Radish--beets, spinach, carrots, parsnips, cucumbers, squash, melons, tomatoes, kohlrabi, bush beans, pole beans, lettuce, nasturtiums, mustard, not cabbage,
  not cauliflower or any cabbage family member, not hyssop
• Rhubarb--columbines
• Salsify--mustard greens, watermelons
• Shallots--most vegetables except for peas and beans
• Spinach--strawberries
• Squash--icicle radishes in each hill, nasturtiums
• Strawberries--spinach, garlic, onions, not broccoli
• Sweet potato--white hellebore
• Tomato--asparagus, basil, chives, onions, parsley, marigold, nasturtium,
  carrots, garlic, roses, not corn, not broccoli or any cabbage family member,
  not potatoes, not fennel
• Watermelon--potatoes, not near tall vegetables, salsify