Allelopathic | Attracts benificials | Repells with smells | Lures insects away | Kills Nematodes | Repels ants | Repels aphids | Repels fleas | Benefits other plants | NOTES | |
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Angelica | * | * | * | Flowers attract beneficials. May have a negative affect on carrots. Avoid Dill | ||||||
Anise | * | * | * | * | Might encourage Coriander to germinate and grow better, germinates better and grows more vigorously when sown with Coriander. Could be detrimental to Carrots | |||||
Artemisia | * | Few plants thrive when planted nearby. Hairs produce toxins. Rain or overhead watering will poison nearby plants | ||||||||
Asclepias | * | |||||||||
Allelopathic | Attracts benificials | Repells with smells | Lures insects away | Kills Nematodes | Repels ants | Repels aphids | Repels fleas | Benefits other plants | NOTES | |
Asparagus | * | Planting with tomatoes or parsley will invigorate both crops. | ||||||||
Asters | * | If Asters invade pastures or fields, it indicates a need for drainage. Repels most insects | ||||||||
Basil | * | * | Improves flavor and growth of tomatoes. Does not grow well with Rue. Repels flies and mosquitoes. | |||||||
Banana Peels | * | Provides 3.25 % phosphorus and 41.76 % potash. Bury around roses. | ||||||||
Allelopathic | Attracts benificials | Repells with smells | Lures insects away | Kills Nematodes | Repels ants | Repels aphids | Repels fleas | Benefits other plants | NOTES | |
Borage | * | Improves flavor and stimulates growth of strawberries, repels tomato hornworm. | ||||||||
Brassicas | * | |||||||||
Broccoli | * | |||||||||
Buttercup family | * | Root secretions poison soil for clover by retarding growth of nitrogen bacteria. Clover will dissappear in a meadow where buttercups grow. | ||||||||
Caraway | Plant here and there, loosens soil. Avoid Dill | |||||||||
Calendula | * | Repels tomato hornworms, asparagus beetles, other insects. Can repel dogs. | ||||||||
Catnip | * | * | Also repels flea beatles, spittlebugs, Japanese beetles, and weevils. | |||||||
Allelopathic | Attracts benificials | Repells with smells | Lures insects away | Kills Nematodes | Repels ants | Repels aphids | Repels fleas | Benefits other plants | NOTES | |
Chives | * | * | Improves growth and flavor of carrots, grapes, roses and tomatoes. Inhibits beans and peas. Repels rabbits. | |||||||
Chrysanthemem | * | * | ||||||||
Coriander | * | * | Helps germination of anise, inhibits seed formation of fennel. | |||||||
Cosmos | Antoganistic to Fennel | |||||||||
Dandelion | * | Transport minerals, especially calcium, upward from deeper soil layers, to deposit them nearer the surface. | ||||||||
Daisies | * | |||||||||
Dill | * | * | Improves growth of cabbage, reduces yeild of carrots, causes tomatoes to fail to thrive. Keep away from Angelica and Carroway. | |||||||
Elder | * | * | Repels moles; place leaves in the runs, they find the odor offensive. Animals dislkie the rank taste. Discourages growth of other herbs. Repels Rabits | |||||||
Allelopathic | Attracts benificials | Repells with smells | Lures insects away | Kills Nematodes | Repels ants | Repels aphids | Repels fleas | Benefits other plants | NOTES | |
Fennel | * | Plant in ornamental border rather then vetetable garden. Inhibits growth of many crops. | ||||||||
Four O'clocks | Japanese Beetles like the foliage, which is poisonous and will kill them. | |||||||||
Garlic | * | * | Also repels Japanese beetles. Negative effect on legumes. Plant with Roses. | |||||||
Geranuim | * | Good companion for roses, because they repel Japanese Beetles | ||||||||
Goldenrod | * | * | ||||||||
Hollyhock | Bruise leaves in oil and make into ointment for bee stings. | |||||||||
Legumes | * | Adds Nitrogen to soil |
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Lemon Balm | * | Attracts honeybees, sometimes called the 'bee herb'. | ||||||||
Lovage | * | Lures tomato hornworms. Improves growth and flavor of pole and bush beans. | ||||||||
Allelopathic | Attracts benificials | Repells with smells | Lures insects away | Kills Nematodes | Repels ants | Repels aphids | Repels fleas | Benefits other plants | NOTES | |
Marjoram | * | Good companion to all veggies. | ||||||||
Marigolds | * | * | * | Because of it's allelopathic effects, it's best to plant marigolds and vegetables in separate beds. | ||||||
Mint | * | * | * | Improves vigor and flavor of cabbage and tomatoes. Deters Cabbage White moth. | ||||||
Nasturtiums | * | Trap crop for aphids. | ||||||||
Onions | * | * | ||||||||
Oregano | * | * | Attracts mud daubers, which carry caterpillars to their paper nests as food for larvae Good companion to all veggies. | |||||||
Parsley | * | * | Asparagus, corn, roses, and tomatoes all benefit from parsley plantings nearby. | |||||||
Pennyroyal | * | * | Repels mosquitoes and flies. |
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Peppergrass | * | |||||||||
Red Clover | * | |||||||||
Rosemary | * | Plant near cabbage, beans, carrots, and sage. Deters cabbage moth, bean beetles, slugs, and carrot fly. | ||||||||
Rue | * | * | Has a longer list of enemies than partners, begenning with the gardener. Oils from Rue can irritate the skin. Rue and Basil are incompatible | |||||||
Allelopathic | Attracts benificials | Repells with smells | Lures insects away | Kills Nematodes | Repels ants | Repels aphids | Repels fleas | Benefits other plants | NOTES | |
Sage | * | Plant with
cabbage, carrots, strawberries and tomatoes |
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Spearmint | * | * | * | |||||||
Sunflower | * | * | ||||||||
Tansey | * | * | Repels cutworms | |||||||
Tomato | * | |||||||||
Thyme | * | Plant near cabbage. Deters cabbage worm | ||||||||
Umbelliferae | * | |||||||||
Wormwood | Plant as boarder to keep critters out of garden. Deters Slugs. | |||||||||
Yarrow | * | * | Increases oil content of aromatic herbs | |||||||
Allelopathic | Attracts benificials | Repells with smells | Lures insects away | Kills Nematodes | Repels ants | Repels aphids | Repels fleas | Benefits other plants | NOTES |
Last Updated on 2/26/00