Ivydene Gardens Companion Planting:
Companion Plant : P

ORIGINAL PLANT

PEST/DISEASE

COMPANION PLANT

ANTAGONISTIC PLANT OR TO PEST/-DISEASE

Pansy or Heart's ease
(Viola tricolor)

Rye influences 100% germination of Pansy.

Wheat

Parsley(Petroselinum crispum). Give it some shade to get best results.

Black swallowtail butterfly.

Aphid.

Tomato.

Grow Parsley with Asparagus,
Rose, and Tomato to deter aphids.

Celery,
Leek,
Dwarf Pea,
Carrot,
Chive.

Bees love its flowers.

Mint

Parsnip

Seaweed,
Onion,
Pea,
Potato,
Pepper,
Bean,
Radish,
Garlic

Carrot,
Celery,
Caraway

Pea
(Pisum sativum).

Do not grow in the same ground 2 years in succession.

2 rows of peas to 1 of potato benefits both vegetables.

Low-growing Carrots (on the sunny side of the rows),
Turnip and
Radish with peas help each other.

Cucumber,
Sweetcorn,
Bean,
Aubergine,
Lettuce,
Spinach,
Tomato,
Brassica,
Celery,
Swede

Gladiolus,
Onion,
Garlic,
Shallots

Peach
(Prunus persica)

Peach leaf curl.

Fruit-fly.

Garlic, or provide a shelter to keep the leaves dry.

Asparagus,
Grape,
Onion,
Southernwood,
Strawberry,
Sweetcorn,
Tansy.

Scent from clumps of Basil round tree deters fruit-fly.

Pear
(Pyrus communis)

Currant

Grass roots stop pear-tree roots from growing.

Pennyroyal (Menta pulegium)

Ant
Mosquito
Gnat

Pepper (Capsicum)

Basil,
Carrot,
Lovage,
Marjoram,
Onion,
Oregano

Fennel,
Kohlrabi

Peppermint (Mentha piperita)

Stinging nettle increases peppermint oil content,

Cabbage

Camomile

Petunia

Attracts moths

Phacelia

Bee

Phlox drummondii

Butterfly

Browalia
Lobelia
Nicotiana
Zinnia

Piggyback (Tolmeia menziesii)

Hardy fern

Pine

Foxglove ( Digitalis ), Strawberry

Do not place a compost heap near pine trees.

Wheat.

Poppy (Papaveraceae)

Barley,
Winter wheat,

chokes weeds.

Portulaca

Butterfly

Potato
(Solanum tuberosum)

Phytophthora infestans.

Colorado potato beetle.
Blister beetle. Nematode.

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Amaranth,
Cherry (Prunus avium).
Flax ( Linum usitatissimum ),
Bush bean.
Horseradish (Ammoracia rusticana).

Marigold repels Eelworm.

Dead nettle,
Sweetcorn,
Cabbage,
Eggplant (Aubergine),
Foxglove,
Nasturtium,
Watermelon,
Esparsette,
Pea,
Lettuce,
Onion,
Petunia,
Radish,
Nettle

2 rows of Broad Beans to 1 of potatoes improves output.

Apple.

Potatoes grown next to :-
Apple,
Cherry,
Pumpkin,
Cucumber,
Sunflower,
Tomato,
Raspberry cane make them susceptible to blight.

Walnut,
Cherry,
Jerusalem artichoke,
Squash,
Orach,
Rosemary

Primrose (Primula parryi)

Candytuft
Pansy
Calendula
Viola

Birds peck primulas but are deterred when the primulas are planted near a lavender hedge.

Privet (Ligustrum)

Bee

Pumpkin(Cucurbita moschata)

Sweetcorn,
Datura stromarium,
Radish,
Bean,
Mint,
Nasturtium.

Potato

Puschkinia

Pulmonaria angustifolia,
Doronicum cordatum

Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cineriaefolium)

Pyrethrum planted near to Strawberry to keep pests away.

Plant by back-door to ward off flies.

Pest preventative