Ivydene Gardens Companion Planting:
Companion Plant : B

ORIGINAL PLANT

PEST/DISEASE

COMPANION PLANT

ANTAGONISTIC PLANT OR TO PEST/-DISEASE

Baby blue eyes ( Nemophila menziesii )

Aphid

Feline attractant

Basil
( Ocimum basilicum )

Tomato (Plant border of Basil round tomatoes to resist disease and add flavour to the Tomatoes).

Asparagus,
Parsley,
Apricot,
Cabbage,
Leek,
Bean.
Bees love basil.

Rue.
Aphid, Fruit-fly, White-fly and House Fly hate it.
Mosquito

Bean

Mexican bean beetle.

Marigold ( Tagetes ).

Carrots,
Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Cabbages,
Celeriac,
Beets including Beetroot,
Borage,
Lettuce,
Peas,
Parsley,
Summer Savory.

Potato and Sweetcorn planted in alternate rows with Broad Beans increase each other's yield and health.

Broad beans planted in alternate rows with spinach which shades the soil and keeps it damp grow better.

1 Celery per 7 bean plants.

Garlic,
Shallots,
Chives,
Gladiolus,
Fennel,
Sunflower,
Kohlrabi,
Onions,
Walnut,
Leek,
Beetroot

Bean

Beetle.

Strawberry.
Petunia.
Radish,
Oats,
Squash,
Sweetcorn,
Tomato,
Brassicas

Sunflowers fight climbing beans for light and space.

Beech ( Fagus )

Oak

Fern
Scilla

Beet ( Beta vulgaris ) :- Beetroot,
Chard,
Spinach Beet, Sugar Beet, Mangelwurzel,
Sea Beet

Bush beans
Onion
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Cabbage
Seaweed
Leek

Pole beans,
Field mustard, Charlock

Begonia

Achimenes

Birch ( Betula )

Encourages humus formation in manure and compost heaps, when planted 6 feet away.

Bee

Black walnut ( Juglans nigra ) produce juglone which inhibits growth in nearby plants

Iris,
Daylily,
Grape hyacinth,
Daffodil.
Plant near manure heaps to keep flies and insects away.

Apple
Alfalfa
Potato
Tomato
Blackberry
Azalea
Rhododendron
Heather

Blackberry( Rubus )

Tansy,
Grape,
Emperor Moth

Borage
( Borago officinalis )

Cabbage,
Cucumber,
Tomato,
Strawberry
Bean
Beet
Lettuce
Onion
Carrot.

Bees love it.

Fennel,
Tomato worm

Brassica

Beetroot

Broad Bean

Aphid,
Plant lice.

Buckwheat

Brodiaea

Amaryllis,
Nerine,
Salvia officinalis, Lavendula

Broccoli

Aphid (Aphididae)

Nasturtium,
Dill,
Celery,
Camomile,
Sage,
Peppermint, Rosemary,
Potato,
Beets

Tomato
Pole beans
Strawberry
Lettuce

Broccoli

Cabbage butterfly.

Onion.
Oregano ( Origanum vulgare ).

Broccoli

Cabbage caterpillar.

Pennyroyal ( Menta pulegium ),
Marjoram.
Bean,
Mint

Brussels Sprout

Cabbage caterpillar.

Pennyroyal.
Mustard,
Bean,
Celery,
Dill,
Hyssop,
Mint,
Nasturtium,
Potato,
Sage,
Rosemary.

Seaweed obtainable from Maxicrop products can help:-

• reduce nematode damage
• provide a source of food for benign and beneficial soil bacteria, and
• provide greater maintenance of chlorophyll, leading to greener plants

Strawberry

Buckwheat

Winter Wheat

Bulb

Nematode.

Marigold.
Parsley

Butcher's broom ( Ruscus aculeatus )

Holly