Here is a listing of plants that grow well with other plants. It was sent in by a long time reader named Gill.
| Vegetable | Good Companions | Bad Companions | Good Previous Crops | Good Next Crops |
| Anise | coriander, brassicas (deters pests), most plants (improves vigor), beans | |||
| Apples | foxgloves, nasturtiums, onion family | grass, potatoes | ||
| Apricots | tansy | sage, tomatoes | ||
| Asparagus | tomatoes, parsley, basil, nasturtium, marigold | onion family | ||
| Aster | most crops (repels insects) | |||
| Basil | tomatoes, asparagus, pepper, marigold, parsley, apricots, beans, cabbage | rue, sage | ||
| Bee balm | tomatoes, attracts beneficial insects and bees | |||
| Beetroot | dill, dwarf beans, onions, savory, brassicas, lettuce, sage kohl-rabi | spinach in the same row, pole beans | kohl-rabi, red radishes | mustard |
| Borage | tomatoes, squash, strawberries. deters tomato hornworms and cabbage worms, roses | |||
| Broad beans | brassicas, carrots, celery, corn, herbs | garlic | ||
| Broccoli | beans, nasturtium, oregano, potatoes, celery, dill, chamomile, sage, mints, rosemary, onion | |||
| Brussel sprouts | beans, nasturtium, potatoes, celery, dill, sage, mints, rosemary, hyssop | |||
| Buckwheat | good cover crop, accumulates calcium | |||
| Cabbage family | beet, dwarf beans, celery, cucumber, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, marigold, nasturtium, oregano, spinach, chamomile, sage, mints, rosemary, lavender, tansy, hyssop, weeds | pole beans, strawberry, dill | ||
| Calendula | most crops (repels insects) | |||
| Caraway | peas | |||
| Carrot | garlic, dill, chicory, cabbage, chives, cress, onions, leeks, peas, radishes, lettuce, tomatoes, pole beans, sage, rosemary, wormwood | other carrots, mint, dill | leeks in the ground until spring | chicory, late dwarf beans |
| Cauliflower | celery, pole beans, phacelia, tomato, nasturtium, oregano, dill, chamomile, mints, lavender, beetroot, hyssop, radish | cabbage, onions, potatoes | spinach | lamb's lettuce |
| Celeriac | dwarf beans, head lettuce, leeks | |||
| Celery | cabbage, spinach, beans, leeks, peas, tomatoes, cauliflower, onions, dill, nasturtium | other celery | pulses (peas, broad beans, green beans), winter spinach | mustard |
| Chamomile | cabbages, cucumbers, onions, mints | |||
| Chervil | radishes, lettuce, carrots | |||
| Chinese cabbage | kohl-rabi, spinach, beans, peas | radishes | lettuce, cut-and-come-again lettuce, kohl-rabi | mustard |
| Chives | carrots, tomatoes, apple trees, cucumber, roses, grapes | |||
| Chrysanthemum | most crops, esp. strawberry | |||
| Clover | green manure, many plants | |||
| Coriander | anise, potatoes | |||
| Corn (sweetcorn) | beans, brassicas, peas, radishes, sunflowers, cucumber, melons, squash, potatoes, lamb's quarters, sow thistle | tomatoes | ||
| Cosmos | in borders | |||
| Cucumber | dill, basil, celery, cabbage, spinach, fennel, pole beans, dwarf beans, lettuce, onions, radish, sunflower, peas, corn, marigold, nasturtium, savory, broccoli | radishes, potatoes, strong herbs | broad beans, mustard | mustard |
| Dead nettle | border to potato, kills bug | |||
| Dill | cabbage, lettuce, squash, onions, cucumbers, corn | carrots, tomatoes | ||
| Dwarf beans | dill, beetroot, borage, celery, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, celeriac, eggplant, strawberries, peas, potatoes, radishes, tomatoes, valerian (heliotrope), sweet corn, lettuce, savory, tansy, marigold, nasturtium, squash | chives, fennel, pole beans, onions, leeks, garlic | new carrots | chicory, lamb's lettuce |
| Eggplant | dwarf beans, peas, potatoes, spinach, marigold, tarragon, thyme | |||
| Fennel | chicory, cucumber, lettuce | kohl-rabi, beans, tomatoes | early peas | mustard |
| Flax | carrots, potatoes | |||
| Garlic | fruit trees, carrots, cucumber, strawberries, onions, leeks, roses, tomatoes, raspberries | cabbage, beans, peas | pulses such as broad beans or peas | |
| horseradish | potatoes (plant in containers) | |||
| Hyssop | cabbage, grapes, | radishes | ||
| Kohl-rabi | beetroot, spinach, beans, leeks, peas, lettuce, tomatoes | fennel | spinach, lettuce | Chinese cabbage, lamb's lettuce, winter radish |
| Leeks | garlic, carrots, celery, celeriac, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes, onions, | beans, peas | kohl-rabi, lettuce | carrot (early), parsley |
| Lettuce in general | dill, beetroot, borage, kohl-rabi, cucumber, spinach, beans, peas, radishes, tomatoes, carrots, strawberries, marigold, onion family, clover | celery, cabbage, cress, parsley | kohl-rabi, red radishes | cabbage, cucumber |
| Lovage | beans | |||
| Marigolds | almost everything, esp. beans, potatoes, roses, tomatoes (repels nematodes) | beans, cabbage | ||
| Melons | corn, nasturtiums, radishes, peanuts | |||
| Mint | cabbage, tomatoes (but invasive) | |||
| Nasturtiums | tomatoes, radishes, cabbage, cucumbers, fruit trees, potatoes | |||
| Onions | beets, garlic, dill, carrots, cucumber, parsnips, roses, lettuce, tomatoes, corn, squash savory, sweet pepper, strawberries, silverbeet, potatoes, sow thistle, | cabbage, beans, leeks, peas | mustard (autumn) | chicory |
| Oregano | most crops, esp. cabbage, cucumber | |||
| Parsley | tomatoes, asparagus, roses, celery, leeks, peas, chives, carrots, onions | mint | ||
| Parsnip | radish | |||
| Peaches | basil, garlic, tansy | |||
| Peas | carrots, celery, cabbage, spinach, radishes, lettuce, corn, early potato, eggplant, strawberry, sweet pepper, turnip, cucumber | other peas, beans, onions, leeks, tomatoes, garlic | nothing the same year | Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage |
| Peppermint | cabbages | |||
| Petunias | asparagus, tomatoes, beans, anywhere | |||
| Plum | horseradish | |||
| Pole beans | beetroot, celery, carrots, cucumber, eggplant, radish spinach, lettuce, corn, savory | dwarf beans, onions, leeks, peas, chard, sunflowers, beetroot | new carrots | lamb's lettuce |
| Potato | dwarf beans, cabbage family, corn, eggplant, pea, horseradish, cabbage, lima beans, marigold, nasturtium, lettuce, onion, petunia, flax, lima beans, dead nettle | Apples, cucumber, strawberries, tomatoes, rosemary, sunflower | ||
| Pumpkin | corn, radish | potatoes | ||
| Radishes | beetroots, carrots, cress, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, squash, cucumber, parsnip, peas, spinach, nasturtium, melons | cucumber, hyssop | mustard | lamb's lettuce |
| Raspberry | tansy | |||
| Rose | garlic, marigolds, parsley, lavender | |||
| Rosemary | cabbage, beans, carrots, sage | potatoes | ||
| Rue | roses, raspberries | cabbage, basil, sage | ||
| Sage | broccoli, cauliflower, rosemary, cabbage, carrots, beans, peas, strawberries, marjoram | cucumber, rue, basil | ||
| Savory | beans, onions | |||
| Silverbeet | lavender, onion family | |||
| Southernwood | cabbage | |||
| Soy bean | most vegetables –helps everything! | |||
| Spinach | celery, cabbage, strawberries, beans, peas, radishes, lettuce, eggplant, cauliflower, peas | beetroot, other spinach | kohl-rabi and all veg. except chard and beetroot | beans, cabbage, celery, tomato and most other veg. |
| Squash | corn, onion, radish, marigold, nasturtium, beans, mints | potatoes | ||
| Strawberries | dwarf beans, lettuce (border), onions, peas, spinach, borage | cabbage, tomatoes | ||
| Sunflowers | sweet corn, cucumber | pole beans | ||
| Sweet pepper | peas, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, basil, lovage, marjoram, onion, oregano | |||
| Tansy | fruit trees, roses, raspberries (toxic to many animals though), peppers, potatoes | |||
| Tarragon | everything | |||
| Thyme | cabbage (interplant) | |||
| Tomatoes | carrots, celery, cabbage, spinach, dwarf beans, onions, parsnips, parsley, leeks, lettuce, asparagus, gooseberry, marigold, nasturtium, lima beans, mint, basil, sage, chives, sow thistle | beetroot, red cabbage, fennel, peas, apricots, corn, dill, rosemary, strawberries | kohl-rabi, spinach, mustard | mustard |
| Turnip and rutabaga | peas | potatoes | ||
| White cabbage, red cabbage, curly cabbage, Brussels sprouts | beetroot, borage, carrot, celery, cucumber, spinach, pole beans, phacelia (fiddleneck – green fertilizer), peas, lettuce, tomato, chamomile, peppermint, dill, sage and rosemary | garlic, onions, other cabbage | pulses (peas, broad beans, green beans) red radishes, spinach | lamb's lettuce, spinach |
| Wormwood | cabbage, insect deterrent | |||
| Yarrow | anywhere, hosts ladybugs, hoverflies, predatory wasps | |||
| Zucchini | basil, beans, onions, corn, mint, radishes | cucumber, potatoes | pulses (broad beans, peas) | mustard |
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I thought this table was incomplete it wasn't really much help when it came to herbs.
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