Companion planting guide

Plant
Asparagus

Helps
Tomatoes

Why
Kills nematode that
damages tomato roots

Doesnt help
Onion family

Beans

Carrots, Peas, Courgettes,

Leeks, Turnips, Parsley,
Strawberries

Fixes nitrogen in the soil

Onion family

Carrots

Beans, Peas, Leeks, Lettuce, Reduces rust & thrips

Turnips, Onion family

Chives

Carrots, Tomatoes

Combats fungal disease in

carrots, keep aphids away
from tomatoes

Dill

Cabbage family

Attracts beneficial wasps

that prey on cabbage
pests

Hyssop

Cabbage

Diverts cabbage white

moth

Leeks

Beans, Peas, Carrots,

Turnips

Improves growth & repels

carrot fly

Lettuce

Carrots, Strawberries

Deflects slugs, snails &

rabbits

Marigolds

Cabbage family, Peas,

Potatoes, Tomatoes, Lettuce

Kills nematodes, repels

whitefly & aphids, attracts
hoverflies, diverts slugs

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Radishes

Plant
Mint

Helps
Cabbage

Why
Scent repels cabbage
white butterfly

Nasturtium

Radishes, Cabbage,
Cucumber, Beans

Attracts many insects,

particularly cabbage white
moth, flowers repel aphids
and cucumber beetle

Onion family

Carrots, Beetroot,
Tomatoes, Lettuce

Strong smell deters pests,

especially carrot fly

Beans, Peas, Strawberries,

Cabbage family

Parsley

Beans, Carrots, Asparagus,

Turnips, Tomatoes

Repels a number of
problem insects, improves
vigour of tomatoes

Mint

Peas

Beans, Carrots, Leeks,

Turnips, Courgettes

Adds nitrogen to soil

Onion family

Radish

Spinach

Attracts leaf minor away

from spinach

Sweetcorn

Beans

Attracts beneficial insects

that prey on bean pests

Thyme

Cabbage family

Repels cabbage moths

Tomatoes

Asparagus

Protects against asparagus Potatoes

beetle

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Doesnt help

Potatoes