Ivydene Gardens Companion Planting:
Companion Plant : O

This Companion Plant A-Z Table shows in tabular form the following, as a quick reference guide:-

  • name of original plant in alphabetical order
  • name of pest/disease of that original plant
  • name of antidote to that pest/disease as a companion plant, or name of companion plant or beneficial insect or animal to the original plant
  • name of antagonistic plant to that original plant or name of a Pest/Disease that this original plant is antagonistic to.

ORIGINAL PLANT

PEST/DISEASE

COMPANION PLANT

ANTAGONISTIC PLANT OR TO PEST/-DISEASE

Oak (Quercus)

 

Citrus trees,
Beech

 

Oat
(Avena sativa)

 

Vetch,

Cats enjoy nibbling it.

Apricot

Okra
(Hibiscus esculentus)

 

Sweet bell pepper,
Eggplant

 

Onion
(Allium cepa)

Onion fly

Grow in alternate rows with Carrots to ward off each others flies.

Onions planted near apple trees ward off apple-scab.

Amaranth,

1 Camomile plant per 12 feet.

Cabbage family,
Beet including Beetroot,
Strawberry,
Tomato,
Lettuce,
Summer Savory,
Potato,
Parsley,
Kohlrabi,
Radish

Pea,
Bean

Orach
(Atriplex hastata)

Planted as a border will deter Rabbits from entering a garden.

Carrot Fly,

 

Potato

Oregano(Origanum vulgare)

Beetles and White Cabbage Butterfly

Beetles and White Cabbage Butterfly do not come near Oregano.

Cabbage,
Cucumber

 

Ornithogalum arabicum
(Star of Bethlehem)

 

Blue-green conifer, Cotinus coggygria

 

Ornithogalum umbellatum

 

Deciduous shrubs,

Forget-Me-Not

 

 


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