Ivydene Gardens Companion Planting:
Companion Plant : S

ORIGINAL PLANT

PEST/DISEASE

COMPANION PLANT

ANTAGONISTIC PLANT OR TO PEST/-DISEASE

Sage
(Salvia officinalis) do not put in vegetable bed as it is a perennial

Carrot Fly.

Cabbage Moth.

Carrot.

Cabbage.

Rosemary,
Stinging nettle,
Marjoram,
Strawberry,
Tomato.

Bees love it.

Cucumber,
Grass,
Basil,
Wormwood,
Rue.

Dry sage in the wardrobe kills moths.

Scilla bifolia

Hellebores,
Deciduous shrubs

Scilla siberica 'Spring Beauty'

Cyclamen coum,
Winter heather

Scilla tubergeniana or
Scilla mischtschenkoana

Euphorbia myrsinites,
Euphorbia characias,
Rosmarinus officinalis

Seaweed extracts. Maxicrop products improve your lawn and flower/fruit/vegetable beds. Spread Seaweed meal each spring.

Sesame (Sesamum orientale)

Sorghum
(Andropogon sorghum)

Shallot
(Allium ascolicum)

Pea

Bean Sorghum

Sesame,
Wheat

Soybean
(Glycine soya and Glycine max)

Black-eye pea

Chokes weeds.

Snapdragon (Antirrhinum)

Nicotiana,
Baby blue eye Alyssum

Spinach
(Oleracea)

Aubergine,
Cabbage,
Celery,
Onion,
Pea,
Strawberry

Squash
(Curcubita moschata)

Squash
insect

Radish,
Nasturtium,
Sunflower,
Bean,
Mint,
Sweetcorn

Spruce
(Picea)

Mulch round strawberry with spruce needles.

Hostile to other trees.

Sternbergia lutea,
Sternbergia sicula

Iris unguicularis, Amaryllis belladonna,
Nerine bowdenii,
Zephyranthes candida,
Salvia officinalis,
Lavandula,
Hebe 'Pagei',
Santolina chamaecyparissus

Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Aids plants to grow more resistant to spoiling, increases oil content in herbs, stimulates humus formation.

Bees

Strawberry

Nematode.
Sawfly.

Marigold.
White hellebore.

Borage and lettuce in the border area.

Mulch of Pine needles or fir cones gives the strawberry fruit added flavour.

Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum coccineum) as an edging will keep many pests away.

Spruce hedge,
Bush Bean,
Spinach,
Sage,
Lettuce,
Nectarine,
Peach,
Onion,
Leek

Cabbage,
Cauliflower,
Broccoli,
Gladioli,
Tomato,
Garlic,
Brussels sprout.

Summer Forget-me-not
(Anchusa)

Marigold
Petunia

Summer savory (Satureia hortensis)

Bean Beetle

Planted between rows of green beans to inhibit the Bean Beetle.

Onion

Sunflowers

Aphids.
Carpophilus
beetle.

Chives.
Sweetcorn.

Beneficial to bees and birds.

Squash and Cucumber grow better in the shade of the tall Sunflowers.

Sunflowers and potatoes stunt each other's growth.

Grass,
Pole bean

Swan river daisy (Brachycome iberidifolia)

Poppy
Sedum

Swede

Pea,
Onion

Sweetcorn
(Zea mays).

To replace the nitrogen used from the soil by the sweetcorn, replace the sweetcorn with peas and beans for the following crop.

Corn earworm
Japanese beetle.
Fall armyworm.

Potato,
Peas,
Broad Beans,
Cucumber,
Pumpkin,
Squash.
Odourless marigold,
Soya bean,
Geranium.

Sunflower in
alternate strips.

Morning glory ( Ipomoea ),
Lupine,
Dill,
Melon

Tomato

Sweet potato (Ipomea batalas)

Leaf eating insect

White hellebore

Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

No herbaceous plants will grow under these trees.