Companion planting involves growing certain plants together to benefit each other by improving flavors or repelling pests. The document lists many vegetable plants and their good and bad plant companions, noting how certain plant combinations can improve flavors or pest control while other combinations should be avoided.

1. Companion Plants
General Information:
Some plants enjoy mutual benefits one from another. Vegetable, herbs, and annuals demonstrate
one such relationship in one of two ways, either by improving the flavor of those vegetables near
which it is planted or by repelling insect pests that damage vegetable crops.
Plant Good Companion Bad Companion
Basil Pepper, Tomato, Marigold
Beans, Bush Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Corn, Onion
Cucumbers, Eggplant, Lettuce, Pea, Radish,
Strawberry, Savory, Tansy, Marigold
Beans, Pole Carrots, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Beets, Onion
Lettuce, Pea, Radish, Savory, Tansy
Beets Bush Beans, Cabbage, Onion, Sage
Cabbage Bush Beans, Beets, Celery, Onions, Strawberry
Tomato, Herbs, Marigold, Nasturtium
Carrot Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Lettuce, Dill
Onion, Peas, Radish, Tomato, Sage
Celery Bush Beans, Cabbage, Onion, Sage
Spinach, Tomato
Corn Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Cucumber, Tomato
Melons, Peas, Squash
Cucumbers Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Corn, Lettuce, No Strong Herbs
Onion, Peas, Radish, Marigold,
Nasturtium, Savory
Eggplant Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Spinach
Lettuce Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots,
Cucumbers, Onion, Radish, Strawberries
Melons Corn, Nasturtium, Radish
Onion Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Lettuce, Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Peas
Pepper, Squash, Strawberry, Tomato, Savory
Parsley Tomato
Peas Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots, Onion
Corn, Cucumber, Radish, Turnips
Pepper Onion
Radish Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots, Hyssop
Cucumber, Lettuce, Melon, Peas, Squash
Spinach Celery, Eggplant, Cauliflower
Squash Corn, Onion, Radish
Strawberry Bush Beans, Lettuce, Onion, Spinach Cabbage
Tomato Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Onion, Mint Corn, Fennel
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