Companion planting refers to the practice of planting more than one crop in the row or planting a different crop between two rows of a like crop. It is theorized that or aroma of certain plants are inhibitory to some diseases or insects. Companion cropping can effectively use garden space and is particularly useful in small gardens. If companion cropping is used, select companions with care to avoid shading or excessive, competition for water and nutrients.
| Vegetable | Companion crop | Antagonist |
| Asparagus | Tomato, parsley, basil | |
| Beans | Potato, carrot, cucumber, cauliflower, cabbage, sum | Onion, garlic, gladiolus |
| Brinjal | Beans | |
| Bush beans | Potato, cucumber, corn, strawberry, celery, summer | Onion |
| Beet Crucifers | Onion, Kohl rabi Aromatic plants, potato, celery, sesame, chamomile, sage, peppermint, rosemary, | Pole beans Strawberry, Tomato |
| Carrot | Peas, leaf lettuce, chive, onion, leek, rosemary, sage, | Sesame |
| Celery | Leek, tomato, bush beans | |
| Chive | Carrot | Peas, beans |
| Com | Potato, peas, beans, cucumber | |
| Cucumber | Beans, com, peas, radish | Potato, Aromatic plants |
| Leek | Onion, celery, carrot | |
| Lettuce | Carrot, radish, strawberry | |
| Onion and Garlic | Beet, strawberry, tomato, lettuce, summer savory, | Beans, Peas |
| Parsley | Tomato, asparagus | |
| Peas | Carrot, turnip, radish, cucumber | Onion, garlic, gladiolus |
| Pole beans | Com, summer savory, sun | Onion, Beetroot, kohl rabi |
| Potato | Beans, com, cabbage, horse | Pumpkin, squash, cucumber, sunflower |
| Radish | Peas, nasturtium, lettuce, cucumber | |
| Soybean | Compatible with all crops | |
| Spinach | Strawberry | |
| Strawberry | Bush beans, spinach, forage | Cabbage |
| Sunflower | Cucumber | Potato |
| Tomato | Onion, parsley, asparagus, marigold, carrot | potato, fennel, cabbage |
| Turnip | Peas |
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