🥕 Companion Planting for Happy Edibles! 🌿
Planting certain vegetables and plants close together can have a beneficial effect on the yield of crops. Certain types of flowering plants or herbs will deter pests by attracting ladybirds, hoverflies and other insects, helping veggies grow healthy and strong. This method growing edibles is a natural, organic way to cultivate crops without the use of chemicals.
🌼 Nature’s Pest Control Team 🐞
Thyme, mint, oregano, basil, parsley, chives, rosemary and garlic plus some flowering plants like marigolds, Nasturtiums, sunflowers and echinaceas are invaluable as pest repellents when planted amongst vegetables.
Marigolds can be planted all around the outside of the vegetable plot and will help deter aphids, white flies and Mexican bean beetles.
🥬 Perfect Plant Partners 🌱
There are some edibles that will act as companion plants to other types of vegetables when planted closely together, such as eggplants, carrots, turnips or cucumbers.
🧅 Onions
Onions planted near carrots, beetroot, cabbage and Swiss chard.
🥬 Cabbage
Cabbage planted with onions, celery or chives.
🍅 Tomatoes
Tomatoes close to basil, carrots, cucumber, celery or carrots.
🌿 Swiss Chard
Swiss chard grows well near green peppers, peas and onions.
🫘 Bush Beans
Bush beans thrive near marigolds, celery and potatoes.
🥬 Kale
Kale with cabbage and potatoes.
🥦 Broccoli
Broccoli with celery, onions, Nasturtiums and echinoderm.
🚫 Plants That Prefer Their Space
There are a few plants, that do not grow well together:
- Peas do not like garlic and onions.
- Kale and tomatoes will not thrive together.
- Carrots dislike to be planted near cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower.
🔄 Rotate for Better Harvests
It’s also important to rotate your crop every year to avoid any imbalance in the nutrients in the soil.
🌈 Diversity is the Secret to Success
Growing an assortment of vegetables in your plot instead of one type is good for the soil and any pests will be confused by a selection of different crops grown together.
🌿 Gardening with Nature
Companion planting is vegetable gardening with nature!
