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Post by Spruance on Jan 7, 2007 17:19:49 GMT
| COMPANION PLANTING CHART FOR HOME & MARKET GARDENING (compiled from traditional literature on companion planting) |
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| INCOMPATIBLE
| Asparagus
| Tomato, Parsley, Basil
| | Beans
| Most Vegetables & Herbs | | Beans, Bush
| Irish Potato, Cucumber, Corn, Strawberry, Celery, Summer Savory | Onion | Beans, Pole
| Corn, Summer Savory, Radish | Onion, Beets, Kohlrabi, Sunflower | Cabbage Family
| Aromatic Herbs, Celery, Beets, Onion Family, Chamomile, Spinach, Chard | Dill, Strawberries, Pole Beans, Tomato | Carrots
| English Pea, Lettuce, Rosemary, Onion Family, Sage, Tomato | Dill | Celery
| Onion & Cabbage Families, Tomato, Bush Beans, Nasturtium | | Corn
| Irish Potato, Beans, English Pea, Pumpkin, Cucumber, Squash | Tomato | Cucumber
| Beans, Corn, English Pea, Sunflowers, Radish | Irish Potato, Aromatic Herbs
| Eggplant
| Beans, Marigold | | Lettuce
| Carrot, Radish, Strawberry, Cucumber | | Onion Family
| Beets, Carrot, Lettuce, Cabbage Family, Summer Savory | Beans, English Pea
| | Parsley | Tomato, Aparagus | | Pea, English
| Carrots, Radish, Turnip, Cucumber, Corn, Beans | Onion Family, Gladiolus, Irish Potato | Potato, Irish
| Beans, Corn, Cabbage Family, Marigolds, Horseradish | Pumpkin, Squash, Tomato, Cucumber, Sunflower | Pumpkins
| Corn, Marigold | Irish Potato | Radish
| English Pea, Nasturtium, Lettuce, Cucumber | Hyssop | Spinach
| Strawberry, Faba Bean
| | Squash
| Nasturtium, Corn, Marigold | Irish Potato | Tomato
| Onion Family, Nasturtium, Marigold, Asparagus, Carrot, Parsley, Cucumber | Irish Potato, Fennel, Cabbage Family | Turnip
| English Pea | Irish Potato |
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Post by MamIDdau on May 24, 2007 17:39:15 GMT
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Post by carolann on Dec 29, 2007 9:31:37 GMT
Next year I was thinking of doing some companion planting as I have some Onions already growing so I was thinking of planting either Lettuce, Carrots or Cabbage in between the rows. The problem though is do you forget about crop rotation if you are planting this way or what? I'm a bit of a novice on this way of growing veg as I normally do the crop rotation. I have been reading about this way of planting but did not realise that I had done it in 07 with my peas which I grew radish in front of, and both did really great. Has anyone else tried this way of planting and what where your results, and would you try it again. Also could you explain which veggies you planted together. Thanks for any help on this.
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Post by Tig on Dec 29, 2007 11:20:47 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Dec 29, 2007 11:26:21 GMT
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Post by carolann on Dec 29, 2007 13:53:42 GMT
Thank you ladies for the great information it has been most helpful but do you know if you still have to do crop rotation or just forget about it? A friend told me that as long as you dont grow the same named crop in the same site each year it is OK but what about the same group of veggies? I hope someone can enlighten me on this as I have a headache searching for an answer on the net.
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Post by Tig on Dec 29, 2007 14:42:21 GMT
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Post by Dutchy on Dec 29, 2007 17:25:22 GMT
Carolann, looks like we are in for the same experiance in 2008. I too will be going for interplanting in MssK's garden. It is quite a huge project. Her garden is app 20 by 16 meter so 320 M2. Daunting but I love the prospect.  Any how I have been looking into crop rotation and too found that by interplanting and keeping a good eye on the soil you can get away with not as much rotation as on a normal plot. I know that Nicandra will keep whitefly away from other crops. Tagetes will protect you carrots from carrot fly Also peas should not be sowed near other beans like broadbeans as they dislike eachother. There is quite a list of don't plant together. I'll go and find what I have found and run it by all. gardenworld.proboards103.com/index.cgi?board=vegetables&action=display&thread=1192986423The above thread I started some time ago and you might find some answers on there as well. |
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Post by Dutchy on Jan 4, 2008 18:35:58 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 4, 2008 18:50:42 GMT
This is similar isn't it ................sorry it was the link above.. FOR HOME & MARKET GARDENING[/b] (compiled from traditional literature on companion planting)[/td][/tr][/table] CROP
| COMPANIONS
| INCOMPATIBLE
| Asparagus
| Tomato, Parsley, Basil
| | Beans
| Most Vegetables & Herbs | | Beans, Bush
| Irish Potato, Cucumber, Corn, Strawberry, Celery, Summer Savory | Onion | Beans, Pole
| Corn, Summer Savory, Radish | Onion, Beets, Kohlrabi, Sunflower | Cabbage Family
| Aromatic Herbs, Celery, Beets, Onion Family, Chamomile, Spinach, Chard | Dill, Strawberries, Pole Beans, Tomato | Carrots
| English Pea, Lettuce, Rosemary, Onion Family, Sage, Tomato | Dill | Celery
| Onion & Cabbage Families, Tomato, Bush Beans, Nasturtium | | Corn
| Irish Potato, Beans, English Pea, Pumpkin, Cucumber, Squash | Tomato | Cucumber
| Beans, Corn, English Pea, Sunflowers, Radish | Irish Potato, Aromatic Herbs
| Eggplant
| Beans, Marigold | | Lettuce
| Carrot, Radish, Strawberry, Cucumber | | Onion Family
| Beets, Carrot, Lettuce, Cabbage Family, Summer Savory | Beans, English Pea
| | Parsley | Tomato, Aparagus | | Pea, English
| Carrots, Radish, Turnip, Cucumber, Corn, Beans | Onion Family, Gladiolus, Irish Potato | Potato, Irish
| Beans, Corn, Cabbage Family, Marigolds, Horseradish | Pumpkin, Squash, Tomato, Cucumber, Sunflower | Pumpkins
| Corn, Marigold | Irish Potato | Radish
| English Pea, Nasturtium, Lettuce, Cucumber | Hyssop | Spinach
| Strawberry, Faba Bean
| | Squash
| Nasturtium, Corn, Marigold | Irish Potato | Tomato
| Onion Family, Nasturtium, Marigold, Asparagus, Carrot, Parsley, Cucumber | Irish Potato, Fennel, Cabbage Family | Turnip
| English Pea | Irish Potato |
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Post by Jardack on Jan 5, 2008 8:17:16 GMT
That is a great table Rosefriend, will try and print that.
But, I have a question, it says that certain things aren't suitable to grow next to each other, but how close is too close?
I assume it is if they are actually next to each other? So having something else inbetween would be fine?
Jardack
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Post by Dutchy on Jan 5, 2008 18:14:27 GMT
Ah RF thank you. If you'll forgive me Carolann I won't write another list of the same  Something in between should be fine. I guess about 5 feet in between would do? Veg specialists..... help needed here! |
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Post by Chuckles on Jan 6, 2008 21:44:41 GMT
Few companion plantig tips I've picked up from folk on here  Grow Sweet Peas with Runner Beans to attract bees to aid pollination. Nasturtiums near Brassicas to keep the blackfly off. Chives under Roses to help prevent Blackspot. Basil with Tomatoes to attract pollinating insects also French Marigolds as the roots are said to secrete a substance which is taken up by the tomato plants and deters whitefly. Carrots and onions in alternate rows. The strong scent of each deter the carrot and onion fly pest. Strong scented herbs such as Oregano, Hyssop and Chamomile attract pollinating insects. |
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Post by Dutchy on Jan 12, 2008 19:49:53 GMT
Nicandra under roses to keep the whitefly at bay.
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Post by Dutchy on Feb 13, 2008 8:56:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2008 13:20:49 GMT
The only companion planting which I actively employ, is carrots and onions together, and a variant on the 'three sisters', planting squash amongst climbing beans. For beans, you can also read peas.
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 13, 2008 18:06:24 GMT
Unless it has already been discussed - why squash amongst beans/peas?
Rf
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Post by Dutchy on Feb 13, 2008 18:17:47 GMT
I think Derek forgot to mention the Maize as there are supposed to be three sisters.
But what they do to protect eachother I don't know.
Apart from the beans/peas climbing up the maize.
Enlighten us Derek please.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2008 11:12:35 GMT
It is not so much protection, as a symbiotic relationship. The three sisters are maize (corn), climbing beans and squash. The maize provides climbing poles for the beans, which put nutrients into the ground (nitrogen). The squash totally cover the ground area, suppressing weeds and preventing moisture loss. This is a traditional method going back hundreds of years in the Americas. You can get a lot of info by googling 'three sisters method'. www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Feb04/AAAS.MtPleasant.kb.htmlOne word of warning, when the plants get to full size, keep your eye out for tigers ! |
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 1, 2008 8:17:26 GMT
;D
I haven't found any tigers yet.
I just sowed leek and beetroot in plugs and then afterwards read that beetroot and leek should not be together.
DOH
Uncertain me now wants to know if any one knows more about this.
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Post by Tig on May 24, 2008 19:18:40 GMT
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Post by Shrubrose on May 25, 2008 7:41:30 GMT
Useful that Tig, thankyou and highly decorative too |
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Post by Tig on May 5, 2012 13:57:02 GMT
Thanks to RF for helping me find this thread again  I knew I should have paid more notice, I've just sown some dill seeds, then had a vague notion that not all veg are happy to grow along side it - at least the purple sprouting broccoli in the same area will be over soon, just must not plant any more cabbages nearby Wonder if my one lot of peas last year cropped so poorly because there were onions growing in the same patch  However I also grew garlic close to my runner beans and they still cropped well, wonder if it was because the garlic was lifted in July? Recently read that parsley is supposed to increase the fragrance of roses! Also that marigolds shouldn't be planted too close to beans or brassicas as they may hamper their growth - don't think calendula count as they are in the daisy family rather than the marigold group I think x Tig |
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See what you think x Tig
However I also grew garlic close to my runner beans and they still cropped well, wonder if it was because the garlic was lifted in July?