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Don’t Plant These Together Either | Companion Planting, Part 2

March 28, 2015 by Mindi Cherry

Part 2 of my "What Not To Plant Together" Series - The list might look long, but please, if you are planning your spring garden, don’t plant these together!

Gardens are a lot like people – they don't necessarily get along with everyone. This is a follow-up post to Companion Planting | What NOT To Plant Together At over 125,000 repins, it has easily become my most popular post ever written on Moms Need To Know!

Who knew there were SO many plants that would rather not be planted next to others? The list might look long, but please, if you are planning your spring garden, don't plant these together!

Aspargus – When growing asparagus this spring, make sure to not grow onions, garlic, or potatoes near them.

Beets are not fans of beans, whether they are pole or bush, kidney or green beans. Don't plant beets next to any bean plant! Beets also don't appreciate mustard plants either.

Brussels Sprouts – love to grow vertically and give off a lot of little heads. Make sure not to plant strawberries or tomatoes near them though!

Carrots are super easy to grow (learn how to grow carrots for the best yield), but if you plant dill or parsnip near them be prepared to have either deformed carrots or carrots that just fail to grow at all.

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Celery is a harder vegetable to grow than most and absolute finicky about being planted near parsnips and potatoes.

Lettuce sprout up and grow quite easily wherever planted, but they sure do not like beans, beets, or parsley anywhere near them.

Melon plants should not be planted near a potato patch or cucumber plants.

Kohlrabi is part of the cabbage family and this root vegetable is very versatile to cook with. Just remember when planting it, keep it away from the strawberry patches, tomatoes, and pole beans.

Cucumbers are an easier veggie to grow but really are not a fan of cauliflower, potato plants, basil and any strong aromatic herbs like rosemary, lavender, or thyme.

Basil – When growing basil this year, don't plant rue anywhere close to your basil plants.

Potatoes – Growing potatoes in the vegetable garden is a must, but they sure have a lot of other plants that they don't grow well next to. Don't grow potatoes next to cucumbers, melons, squash, sunflowers, tomatoes, or turnips. Told ya that they don't place nice with others! Better yet – come back next week for my tips for growing potatoes, including how to plant to plant 100 pounds of potatoes in just 4 square feet!

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Companion Planting - What Not to Plant Together

Don't forget to check out Part 1 in this series: Companion Planting, What NOT to Plant Together!

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Comments

  1. TwoPlusCute says

    March 28, 2015 at 12:33 am

    Thank you for the helpful info, you can see here -> http://twopluscute.com/gardening-with-a-brown-thumb/ that I need all good info I can find.

    I pinned both parts!

  2. Brenda says

    March 29, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    Good information!

  3. Isobel Morrell (@Coldhamcalling) says

    April 1, 2015 at 9:28 am

    I was fairly clued up on what TO GROW together, but this list was definitely news to me! Will be sharing it with gardening daughters, if I may.

  4. Sherry @ The Simple Hive says

    April 2, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    Thorough and timely info!

  5. Barb @ A Life in Balance says

    April 3, 2015 at 3:12 pm

    Thank you for contributing to Motivation Monday!

  6. Janice Wald says

    April 5, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    Hi Visiting from Inspire Me Monday Linky Party. I’m Janice, one of your hostesses.

  7. JoAnna says

    April 5, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    Interesting that the one time I successfully grew a meonkn was right in the middle of a potato patch! I’d like to know the reasons these plants don’t grow well together because I haven’t noticed issues with some of these pairings. I see that several things don’t grow well with tomatoes which in usually have in several places around the garden and I didn’t know they were interfering.

  8. Steve Elliott says

    April 20, 2015 at 9:01 am

    I look forward to a better garden …

  9. Curtis says

    April 28, 2015 at 9:28 am

    melons and cukes cross pollinate and ruin your crop

  10. Katy says

    May 26, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    Thanksfor these insights, very helpful. I grow in raised beds so I have several pf them in my back yard, My question is in regards to how far apart non-companion plants need to be. For instance is being in separate beds that are adjacent to each other enough spacing, or is the far away desription literally mean the furthest bed from each other?

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