Companion planting – vegetables

  • BEANS – go with cabbages, carrots, corn, eggplants, marigolds, lettuce, parsley, peas, potatoes, rosemary and sage. NOT garlic, fennel, onions, shallots.
  • BEETROOT – go with cabbages, dill, lettuce, onions, peas, silverbeet. NOT tomatoes.
  • BRASSICAS (broccoli, Brussels, sprouts, cabbages, caulis) go with beans, beets, cucumbers, dill, marigolds, marjoram, nasturtiums, potatoes. NOT strawberries.
  • CARROTS go with beans, chives, coriander, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce, marjoram, onions, peas, radishes, rosemary, sage, tomatoes. NOT parsnips.
  • CELERY go with cabbage, cauliflower, dill, leeks, marjoram, peas and tomatoes. NOT parsnips and potatoes.
  • CUCUMBERS go with basil, beans, cabbages, carrots, corn, dill, lettuce, nasturtiums, peas, radishes and sunflowers. NOT potatoes.
  • EGGPLANTS go with beans and potatoes.
  • GARLIC go with parsnip, rosemary and strawberries. NOT beans and peas.
  • LEEKS go with carrots, onions, parsnips and strawberries.
  • LETTUCE go with beetroot, carrots, cucumbers, onions, parsnips, peas, radishes and strawberries. NOT parsley.
  • ONIONS go with beetroot, cabbages, carrots, leeks, lettuce, marjoram, parsley, parsnips, silverbeet, strawberries and tomatoes. NOT beans and peas.
  • PEAS go with beetroot, brassicas, carrots, celeriac, celery, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, parsnips, potatoes, radishes and squash. NOT garlic onion, shallots.
  • PEPPERS go with any.
  • POTATOES go with beans, brassicas, corn, eggplants, and peas. NOT celery, cucumbers, pumpkins, rosemary, sunflowers and tomatoes.
  • PUMPKINS go with corn, lovage and marjoram. NOT potatoes.
  • RADISHES go with carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, lovage, parsnips, peas and corn.
  • SILVERBEET go with beetroot, lavender, lovage, marjoram and onions.
  • SPINACH with broad beans.
  • TOMATOES with basil, borage, brassicas, carrots, celery, chives, marigolds, mint, nasturtiums, onions and parsley. NOT beetroot, potatoes and raspberries.
  • ZUCCHINI go with corn, lovage, marjoram and nasturtiums.

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