Ivydene Gardens Companion Planting:
Companion Plant : M

ORIGINAL PLANT

PEST/DISEASE

COMPANION PLANT

ANTAGONISTIC PLANT OR TO PEST/-DISEASE

Marigold African (Tagetes erecta) and French
(Tagetes patula).

A border of French Marigolds with the soft blue of the ageratum flowers cools the orange flower colour of the marigolds and creates a charming picture.

Eelworm.

The roots of marigolds exude material that repels eelworms and so it should be planted near to:-

• Potatoes,
• Tomatoes and
• Roses.

Carrot,
Onion,
Tomato,
Lettuce,
Bean,
Turnip,
Rose,
Potato,
Base of trees

Nematode

Marjoram (Origanum majorana)

Stinging nettle,
Carrot

Marrow (Cucurbita pepo)

Bean,
Mint,
Nasturtium,
Radish,
Sweetcorn

Melon

Sweetcorn, Sunflower,
Morning Glory (Ipomaea),
Peanut

Potato

Mint
(Mentha). Plant in shade near house to repel mice.

Stinging nettle,
Chamomile.

Mint repels Cabbage White Butterfly for Cabbages.

Ant,
Flea beetle,
Cabbage butterfly,
Parsley

Moraea spathulata, Moraea huttonii and
Moraea moggii

Santolina,
Nepeta,
Lavendula

Mulberry
(Morus nigra)

Grow Grape through the mulberry tree.

Mulch

A 4 inch deep mulch of compost, Spent Mushroom Compost, Mown leaves or 0.5 inch deep of mown grass on a flower or vegetable bed or under a hedge:-

• provides nutrients for the plants,
• prevents the ground from drying out too quickly and
• reduces weeding time to once every 3 or 4 months.

Muscari comosum and Muscari moschatum (Grape hyacinth)

Iris unguicularis,
Nerine bowdenii,
Zephyranthes
candida,
yellow
primrose,
Polyanthus,
Viola

Mustard

Grape,
Turnip