Companion Planting Notes

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  • Marigolds repel cabbage moths, Mexican bean beetles, bean beetles, aphids, potato bugs, squash bugs, nematodes, and maggots.
  • Nasturtiums repel aphids.
  • Tomatoes and celery repel cabbage worms
  • Onions, leeks, and wormwood repel carrot flies

Peas

  • Plant near: beans, carrots, corn, cucumbers, early potatoes, radishes, turnips
  • Keep away from: garlic leeks, onions, shallots

Marigolds

Plant near all garden crops. Stimulates vegetable growth and deters bean beetles, aphids, potato bugs, squash bugs, nematodes, and maggots.

Nasturtiums

  • Plant near: apples, beans, cabbage family, greenhouse crops, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, squash
  • Comments: repels aphids, potato bugs, squash bugs, striped pumpkin beetles, and Mexican bean beetles and destroys white flies in greenhouses.

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