to improve the yield of plants. Growing certain vegetables, flowering
plants, herbs and fruits as companions will help resist pests, benefit your
garden in general, help bug control, improve yield and increase soil
health. There are a lot of benefits when it comes to companion
gardening.
Here is the list of plants that can be grown together as companions
in your home garden. These companion gardening tips for your home
will help you maintain your garden easily.
1. Garliccan be planted along with cauliflower, lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries,
broccoli, beans and peas.
2. Carrots can be planted along with onions, rosemary, tomatoes, dill,
peppers, broccoli and beans.
3. Spinach can be planted along with strawberry, cauliflower and cilantro.
4. Melons can be planted along with marigold, squash, sunflower and sage.
5. Corn grows well along with cucumber, sunflower and tomatoes.
6. Onions grow well with beets, carrots, lettuce and peppers.
7. Potatoes can be combined with peas, beans and corn.
8. Egg plant grows well with beans and pepper.
9. Cucumber can be planted along with corn and cabbage.
10. Celery can be planted with beans and tomatoes.
Protip: Here are other best companions for your vegetable plants.
1. Marigold: Marigolds when planted along with vegetables help in repelling insects.
Tomatoes and Marigolds are great companions, as Marigold helps repel
hornworms which bother tomatoes the most.
2. Nasturtium and Rosemary are herbs which when planted with beans will help to deter beetles
that attack your bean plants.
3. Oregano is also a wonderful companion for your vegetable garden as it deters
most insects, just like marigold.
Companion planting, actually, is harnessing the power of nature to
enjoy a good yield and at the same time it is nature’s way of preventing
insect and pest attack on plants.
