Note: If this chart is overwhelming for you, and even if it’s not, you might want to have a look at our favorite companions and companion teams to make things easier, or just to get some ideas or see how someone else does it.
| Companions | Antagonists/Adversaries | |
| Asparagus | basil, calendula*, nasturtium, parsley, petunias*, tomatoes* *=thought to deter asparagus beetles | |
| Beans | beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, potatoes, summer savory, most others | most of the onion family (especially onions and garlic), gladiolus |
| Beans, Bush | beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn (in alternate rows), cucumbers, marigolds*, petunias, potatoes*, strawberries, summer savory* *=deters Mexican bean beetles | fennel, onion family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.) |
| Beans, Pole | corn and squash (using the three sisters method), marigolds*, potatoes*, radishes, summer savory* *=deters Mexican bean beetles | beets, cabbage, kohlrabi, onion family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.), sunflowers |
| Beets | bush beans, cabbage family (especially broccoli, cabbage, and kohlrabi), lettuce, onion family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.) | charlock, field mustard, pole beans |
| Broccoli | beets, bush beans, carrots, celery, dill, lettuce, marigolds, mints, nasturtium, onion family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.), oregano, potatoes, rosemary, sage, spinach, thyme, | pole beans, strawberries, |
| Brussels Sprouts | beets, bush beans, carrots, celery, dill, lettuce, marigolds, nasturtiums, onion family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.), potato, radish, spinach | pole beans, strawberries, |
| Cabbage | beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, bush beans, carrots, celery, dill, lettuce, marigolds, mints, nasturtium, onion family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.), oregano, potatoes, rosemary, sage, spinach, thyme, | pole beans, strawberries |
| Cabbage Family (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, kohlrabi, rutabaga, turnips) | aromatic plants, beets, bush beans, carrots, celery, chamomile, dill (attracts predators of cabbage worms), hyssop, lettuce, nicotiana, onion family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.), peppermint, potatoes, rosemary, sage, southernwood, thyme, wormwood | pole beans, strawberries, tomatoes |
| Cantaloupe | corn, radishes, nasturtium, tansy | potatoes |
| Carrots | beans, cabbage family, lettuce, onion family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.), oyster plant, parsley, peas, peppers, radishes, rosemary, sage, tomatoes, wormwood | celery, dill, parsnips |
| Cauliflower | beets, broccoli, bush beans, cabbage, carrots, celery, dill, lettuce, marigolds, mints, nasturtium, onion family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.), oregano, potatoes, rosemary, sage, spinach, thyme, tomatoes | pole beans, strawberries |
| Celery | bush beans, cabbage, cauliflower, leeks, peas, tomatoes | carrots, parsnips |
| Chives | basil, cabbage family, carrots, tomatoes | beans, peas |
| Corn | beets, bush and pole beans, cucumbers*, dill, melons, peas, potatoes, pumpkins*, squash*, sunflowers *=helps keep raccoons out and cucurbits, especially cucumbers, do well in the slight shade of corn | tomatoes (tomato fruitworm and corn earworm are the same thing) |
| Cucumbers | beans, borage (also attracts bees), cabbage family, corn (provides desired partial shade), dill, lettuce, nasturtiums, peas, radishes (repel striped and spotted cucumber beetles), sunflowers (on west side of patch) | potatoes, aromatic herbs |
| Eggplant | bush beans*, peppers, potatoes, redroot pigweed *=deter Colorado potato beetles | |
| Garlic | beets, cabbage family, chamomile, lettuce, peppers, squash, strawberries, summer savory, tomatoes | beans, peas |
| Kale | aromatic herbs, beets, buckwheat, bush beans, cabbage family, celery, dill, lettuce, marigolds, nasturtiums, onions, potatoes, spinach | pole beans, strawberries |
| Kohlrabi | aromatic herbs, beets, bush beans, cabbage family, celery, chard, lettuce, nasturtium, onions, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes | fennel, pole beans, tomatoes |
| Leeks | carrots, celery, onions, tomatoes | |
| Lettuce | beets, carrots, corn (likes the partial shade), cucumbers, onion family, radishes, strawberries | |
| Melons | corn, marigolds, nasturtium, radishes, sunflowers, tansy | potatoes |
| Onions | beets, cabbage family, carrots, chamomile, lettuce, peppers, spinach, strawberries, summer savory, tomatoes | peas, beans |
| Onion Family (chives, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots, etc.), | beets, cabbage family, carrots, chamomile, lettuce, peppers, spinach, strawberries, summer savory, tomatoes | peas, beans |
| Parsley | asparagus, corn, roses, tomatoes | |
| Peas | aromatic herbs, beans, carrots, corn, cucumbers, (potatoes?), radishes, strawberries, turnips, most all | garlic, gladiolus, leeks, onions, (potatoes?), shallots |
| Peppers | basil, carrots, eggplant, marjoram, okra, onion, oregano, parsley, peas, tomatoes, seem to do well next to almost anything | fennel, kohlrabi |
| Potatoes | basil, bush beans (deter Colorado potato beetle), cabbage (plant between rows after first hilling), cabbage family, corn, eggplant (as trap crop for Colorado potato beetle), flax and horseradish at corners of patch (protect against potato bug and blister beetle and flax improves growth and flavor), marigolds, peas, also especially good following rye | cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash (make more prone to phytophthora—late—blight); raspberries; sunflowers; tomatoes (same family so spread and catch the same diseases) |
| Pumpkins | beans, borage, corn, jimsonweed (datura), nasturtium, peas, radishes (repel striped and spotted cucumber beetles) | potatoes |
| Radishes | bush and pole beans, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, melons, mustard, nasturtiums, peas, redroot pigweed, spinach, squash, also sow with beets, spinach, carrots, lettuce, and parsnips to mark the row | hyssop, don’t rotate with members of the cabbage family |
| Spinach | beans, cabbage family, celery, eggplant, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, radishes, strawberries, tomatoes, is also said to be great pre-crop because of its saponin content | |
| Squash | borage, bush and pole beans, borage, corn, garlic and nasturtiums (along with some black pepper repel squash vine borers and squash bugs), marigolds, peas, radishes (repel striped and spotted cucumber beetles) | |
| Strawberries | borage, bush beans, lettuce (esp. as a border), onions, peas, spinach, also pyrethrum daisy, spruce hedge, white hellebore, and marigolds are said to be a good pest preventative, also, originally denizens of slightly acidic soils, do well with a pine-needle mulch | cabbage family |
| Sunflowers | corn, cucumbers | pole beans, potatoes |
| Sweet Potatoes | beets, bush beans, dill, oregano, parsnips, peas, potatoes, summer savory (deters sweet potato weevil), thyme | squash (just because both spread so much) |
| Swiss Chard | bush beans, cabbage family, onion family, radishes, peppers, sage, thyme, turnips | corn, cucumbers, pole beans |
| Tomates | asparagus, basil (improves growth and flavor), bee balm, borage, bush beans, (cabbage family? def. not kohlrabi), carrots, celery, eggplant, marigolds, mint, nasturtiums, onion family, oregano, parsley, peppers, redroot pigweed, rosemary, sage, stinging nettles (improves strength), thyme, also do well grown in same place for several years unless a disease problem develops, also help to protect gooseberries | (cabbage family?), corn (tomato fruit worm and corn ear worm are the same thing), dill, fennel, kohlrabi, potatoes (same family so spread and catch the same diseases, especially blight), |
| Turnips and Rutabagas | hairy vetch, onion family, peas, wood ashes control scab | hedge mustard, knotweed, potatoes, don’t rotate with others in cabbage family |
| Zucchini and Summer Squash | corn, oregano, marigolds (as border), nasturtium, radishes | potatoes, cabbage family |
I often find it a bit overwhelming to pore over a chart like this, trying to find the best combinations of plants. Again, if you feel similarly, we’ve provided some of our favorite companions and companion teams to help make things a little easier, or just to give you some ideas to get started on your own.
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