Ivydene Gardens Companion Planting:
Companion Plant : G

ORIGINAL PLANT

PEST/DISEASE

COMPANION PLANT

ANTAGONISTIC PLANT OR TO PEST/-DISEASE

Orchard Grass Galanthus reginae-olgae(Snowdrop)

Iris unguicularis, Cyclamen hederifolium,
Cornus alba 'Sibirica',
Hellebores,
Rhododendron, Viburnum farreri,
Mahonia japonica,
Hamamelis,
Daphne mezereum

Garlic
(Allium sativum)

Aphids.

Apple scab.

Peach Leaf-curl.

Red spider on Tomatoes.

Keeps roses free from aphids.
Protects apple trees from scab.
Protects peach trees from leaf-curl.
Protects tomatoes from red spider.

Vetch,
Raspberry,
Carrot

Pea,
Bean,
Cabbage,
Grain Weevil,
Solanum late blight,
Stone fruit brown rot,
Strawberry.

Mosquitos keep away from areas where garlic is growing.

Geranium

Japanese Beetle

Geranium plants round grape-vines repel japanese beetles.

Cabbage
Rose
Sweetcorn.

Banana-skins have calcium, sodium, silica, sulphur, magnesium and phosphates so provide plant-food when covered with top-soil around each plant.

Ginseng
(Panax quinquefolium)

Trees

Gladiolus byzantinus

Rosemary,
Cistus

Strawberry,
Pea,
Bean

Gooseberry or wineberry or dewberry
-mulch with straw

Insect.

Downy and Powdery mildew.

Tomato.

Chives.

Tansy

Grape
(Vitus vinifera)

Japanese beetle.

Slugs and Snails.

Geranium repels japanese beetle.

White hellebore.
Hyssop,
Basil,
Tansy,

15% mustard with legumes as intercrop.

Grow on elm or mulberry trees to increase yield of grapes.

Blackberry.

Cypress spurge ( Euphorbia cyparissias ) causes vines to become sterile.

Cabbage,

Radish

Grass

Colchicum autumnale,
Iris histrioides, Corydalis solida,
Ornithogalum nutans,
Romulea ramiflora

Fruit trees