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VEGETABLES PLANTED ( 20 points )

GO (ROOT CROPS) GROW (Legumes) GLOW (Leafy/Vines)
5 variety 5 variety 5 variety

CAMOTE PEANUTS AMPALAYA

GABI MUNGGO ALUGBATI

SINGKAMAS GREEN PEAS BATAW

KAMOTENG KAHOY BLACK BEANS PATANI

PATATAS LIMA BEANS SAYOTE

LABANOS
STRING BEANS UPO
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 COMPANION PLANTING GUIDE FOR
VEGETABLES
NEW EVIDENCE FOR WHICH VEGETABLES SHOULD BE
PLANTED TOGETHER
By Catherine Boeckmann
June 3, 2021

he Companion Planting Guide for Vegetables has been updated this year!

Additional evidence reveals which vegetables, herbs and flowers should be
planted together for a better harvest.  Wondering which plants should be paired
with tomatoes, onions, carrots & other crops? See our definitive Companion
Planting Guide and chart with the 20 top garden vegetables….

HAT IS COMPANION PLANTING?
Companion planting is the practice of growing different plants together. Certain
combinations of plants make them more productive—often because some plants
have complementary characteristics, such as their nutrient requirements, growth
habits, or pest-repelling abilities.
A familar example of companion planting is the Three Sisters trio—maize,
climbing beans, and winter squash—which were commonly planted together by
various Native American communities due to the plants’ complementary natures:
the tall corn supports climbing beans, the low-growing squash shades the ground
to prevent moisture loss and its big, prickly leaves discourage weeds and pests;
and the fast-growing beans are ‘nitrogen fixers’ which make nitrogen available to
other plants.
 BENEFITS OF COMPANION PLANTING
There are plenty of good reasons to plant certain crops together:
 Deterring pests: Certain plants act as insect repellents or deter
critters. For example, garlic’s smell is unappealing to many pests.
 Attracting beneficials: Some plants also attract beneficial insects.
For example, borage attracting pollinating bees and tiny pest-
eating wasps.
 Shade regulation: Large plants provide shade for smaller plants in
need of sun protection. For example, corn shades lettuce.
 Natural supports: Tall plants, like corn and sunflowers, can
support lower-growing, sprawling crops such as cucumbers and peas.
 Improved plant health: When one plant absorbs certain
substances from the soil, it may change the soil biochemistry in favor of
nearby plants.
 Improving soil fertility: Some crops, like beans, peas, and other
legumes, help to make nitrogen more available in the soil. Similarly,
plants with long taproots, like burdock, bring up nutrients from deep in
the soil, enriching the topsoil to the benefit of shallow-rooted plants.  
 Weed suppression: Planting sprawling crops like potatoes with
tall, upright plants minimizes open areas, where weeds typically take hold.
 Image: Vegetable garden using companion planting practices.
THE BEST COMPANION PLANTING PAIRINGS
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has practiced Companion Planting for over a century,
based on time-honored wisdom. Over time, as we’ve gathered more scientific
evidence, we’ve evolved our thinking on the best
companion planting combinations.
1. Traditionally, it was thought that vegetables had “friends” and “foes”—
companion plants that either benefitted the vegetables’ growth or impeded it.
This isn’t necessary wrong, but we’ve found that nearly all the associations are
positive ones; there are perhaps 2 or 3 “bad” combinations (e.g., black walnut
trees, which secrete growth inhibitors through their roots) and a few plants that
perhaps compete because roots are on a similar soil level. Bottom-line: there is
simply more evidence for “good” companion planting combinations than “bad”
plantings, so we now focus more on why vegetables need friends!
2. There are misconceptions about companion planting on the internet, which
we found concerning. Many examples of companion planting were based
folklore or hearsay. While observations in our own garden can be valuable, we
decided that our reference guide should only highlight companion plant
pairings backed up by scientific evidence and tried-and-true practices.
3. While traditionally, companion planting refered to vegetable plant pairs,
we’ve added more flowers to our chart; many are excellent natural insect
repellents. Nasturtiums, for example, are so favored by aphids that the
 devastating insects will flock to them instead of other plants. Also, flowers can
attract beneficial insects; growing calendula or cosmos nearby will attract tiny
parasitizing wasps to aphid-hungry hoverflies. Dill attracts ladybugs, which eat
small garden pests such as aphids and spider mites.

Image: Dill attracts beneficial ladybugs, which eat aphids. Dill is also a food source for
caterpillars and butterflies.
POPULAR COMPANION PLANTS FOR VEGETABLES
Here are examples of some of the best companion planting combinations for your
garden. (See more in the chart below.)
 Basil pairs well with tomatoes, repelling whiteflies, mosquitoes, spider
mites, aphids; basil also attracts bees, which improves pollination, tomato
health, and flavor.
 Parsley also draws insects away from tomatoes. Plant these herbs
between tomatoes.
 Borage pairs well with tomatoes, attracting pollinating bees and tiny pest-
eating wasps. Borage also pairs well with strawberries, enhancing their flavor
and vigor.
 Sage is a useful herb that repels carrot fly. Also plant it around a cabbage
patch to reduce injury from cabbage moths.
 Mint deters aphids, ants, and flea beetles. Just be careful to plant mint
nearby in its own pot or bed, as it is a very aggressive grower!
 Garlic and garlic spray has a strong scent deters aphids, onion fliles,
ermine moths, and Japanese beetles. Useful with many plants including
cabbage, cane fruits, fruit trees (especially peaches), roses, tomatoes. A garlic
tea helps repel late potato blight.
 Poached egg plants (a wildflower) draws in hoverflies, which control
aphids on nearby lettuce. 
 Crimson clover grown with broccoli was shown to expand the local
spider population, which in turn controlled pests.
 Tansy discourages cutworm, which attacks asparagus, bean, cabbage,
carrot, celery, corn, lettuce, pea, pepper, potato, and tomato plants. (As with
mint, plant tansy in containers, since it is considered invasive in some areas.)
 Nasturtiums attract hungry caterpillars away from brassicas like cabbage
and broccoli, and also lure blackfly away from fava beans.
 Sunflowers pair well with cucumbers and pole beans: Sunflowers help
provide support for climbing plants, as well as shade for crops which, in hotter
climates, can become sun-stressed.
Image: Nasturtium planted next to netted cabbage. Credit: Catherine Boeckmann
COMPANION PLANTING CHART: 20 VEGETABLES AND THEIR COMPANIONS
In this chart, you’ll find some of the most common garden crops and their
suitable companion plants. For more plants, we’d point you to the online
Almanac Garden Planner, which has a large database of companion plants and a
new companion planting feature that makes it easier than ever for you to find
perfect matches for your plants. (Simply select a crop, then click on the heart-
shaped Companion Planting button. The selection bar will then show only those
plants that your chosen crop will love. Select one and drop it into your
garden plan.)
 COMPANION PLANTING CHART
Companion
Crop Name Benefits and Notes
s
ASPARAGUS

Calendula Calendula, tomatoes,
Petunias and petunias are thought to deter
Tomatoes asparagus beetles.

BASIL

Purslane is used to shade the soil

Lettuce
around basil plants, helping them to
Peppers
remain fresh in hot weather.
Purslane
Basil improves the growth and flavor
Tomatoes
of tomatoes, peppers, and lettuce.

Nasturtiums can be used as a trap

plant to entice aphids away
BEANS Beets from beans.
Corn Lovage and rosemary also
Lovage have excellent insect repellent
Nasturtium qualities.
Rosemary Sunflowers can be used to create
Squash shade for sun-stressed crops.
Strawberries Corn will benefit from the beans’
Sunflower nitrogen-fixing capabilities. Pole
beans can also provide structural
support for tall corn.
BEETS Brassicas Beets make great companions
Bush beans for onions, garlic, leeks, lettuce,
Garlic and plants in the Brassica family,
Lettuce like broccoli and cabbage.
Onion family Onions are thought to protect
against borers, mites, slugs and
cutworms and maggots of all types.
Beets adds minerals to the soil, as
beet leaves are composed of 25%
magnesium.
Note: Beets won’t grow well if
shaded by runner beans or taller
crops.
  
BROCCOLI Oregano
Other Oregano has insecticidal properties.
Brassicas Plant Brassicas together so that
(Cabbage, they can all be covered with nets to
brussels protect from pests such as
sprouts, cabbageworm.
cauliflower, They also all like lime added to the
etc.) soil.
 
CABBAGE
Nasturtiums deter insect pests such
Garlic as beetles and aphids.
Nasturtium Garlic planted alongside cabbage
Sage repels insects with its odor.
Sage deters cabbage moth.

Cabbage Chives improve the growth and

Chives flavor of carrots and deter aphids,
CARROTS Early mites and flies.
potatoes Rosemary and sage repel carrot fly.
Leeks Leeks are thought to repel many
Lettuce flying pests (including carrot rust fly).
Onions Foes: Dill can reduce the yield of
Peas carrots.
Radishes Dill, coriander, celery, and other
Rosemary members of the Parsley
Sage family should not be planted near
Tomatoes carrots (they tend to cross pollinate).
Dill is thought to protect against
aphids and mites.
CORN Beans (pole) Beans can provide more nitrogen to
Cucumbers the corn.
Dill Sunflowers can act as a structure
Marigolds and a windbreak for the corn.
Melons Marigolds prevent nematodes in the
Peas soil over time.
Squash Pole beans are sometimes
Sunflower interplanted with corn, as they add
nitrogen to the soil and provide
structural support.
CUCUMBERS Beans Dill is thought to protect against
Borage aphids and mites.
Dill Nasturtium deters aphids, beetles
Lettuce and bugs and improves growth and
Nasturtiums flavor.
Oregano Oregano deters pests in general.
 Sunflowers can provide a trellis and
shelter for shade-loving cucumbers.
Tansy deters ants, beetles, bugs,
Radish flying insects, as does borage, which
Sunflowers is also supposed to improve growth
Tansy and flavor.
(Note: Tansy is considered invasive
in some areas. See local guidelines
before planting.)
Basil
Beets Chives, onions, and garlic deter
LETTUCE Cabbage aphids and other pests by masking
Carrots the scent of the lettuce with their
Chives aroma.
Onions Basil is thought to improve the flavor
Poached Egg and growth of lettuce.
plants Radishes can be used as a trap
Radishes crop for flea beetles.
Scallions Poached egg plants (Limnanthes),
Spinach a wildflower, will bring hoverflies and
Strawberries other beneficials that eat aphids.

Beets
ONIONS Chamomile
Onions are thought to protect
Cabbage
against borers, mites, slugs, and
Carrot
cutworms, as well as maggots of all
Chard
types.
Lettuce
Chamomile and summer
Strawberry
savory improve onion growth and
Summer
flavor.
Savory
Tomatoes
Alyssum Chives deter aphids.
PEAS Beans Mint improves health and flavor.
Carrot Alyssum brings in pollinators and
Chives encourages green lacewings, which
Corn eat aphids.
Cucumber Foes: Do not plant
Mint near garlic and onion, as they will
Radish stunt the growth of peas
Turnip
 PEPPERS Basil
Carrots
Marjoram
Herbs like basil, oregano,
Onions
and marjoram have a protective,
Oregano
insectidal quality.
Tomatoes

Beans can improve the size of

potato tubers.
Cilantro is thought to protect against
aphids, spider mites and potato
beetles.
Basil Calendula, tansy,
Beans and horseradish planted at the
POTATOES Brassicas corner of a potato patch wards off
Calendula Colorado potato beetles.
Catmint (Note: Tansy is considered invasive
Cilanto in some areas. See local guidelines
Eggplant before planting.)
Horseradish Catmint also repels Colorado potato
Peas beetles, but can bring cats into the
Squash vegetable garden,
Tansy so it is a good idea to plant it in pots
around the edge of the plot.
Foes: Potatoes tend to be smaller
when planted with corn, which is
also a heavy feeder.
RADISHES
Chervil and nasturtium improve
Chervil growth and flavor.
Lettuce Lettuce tenderizes summer
Nasturtium radishes.
Peas Radishes are often used as trap
crops for flea beetles.

SQUASH (WINTER) Beans (pole) Nasturtiums are thought to protect

and PUMPKINS Borage against pumpkin and squash beetles.
Calendula Borage attracts pollinators
Corn and improves growth and flavor.
Marigold Oregano provides general pest
Nasturtium protection.
Oregano Calendula deters beetles and root
nematodes.
Note: Pumpkins do grow well with
other winter squash, as they have
 the same growing requirements.
SPINACH
Beans
Brassicas Peas and beans provide natural
Cilantro shade for spinach.
Eggplant Cilantro is thought to repel insects.
Peas  
Strawberries

Asparagus
Basil Monarda and chives improve health
Borage and flavor.
Calendula Calendula deters general garden
TOMATOES Carrot pests
Celery Parsley draws insects away from
Chives tomatoes.
Cucumber Asparagus is thought to repel
Garlic nematodes.
Monada (Bee Basil is thought to repel whiteflies,
Balm) mosquitoes, spider mites, aphids.
Nasturtium Basil also attracts bees, which
Onion improves pollination, tomato health,
Parsley and flavor.
Pepper
ZUCCHINI (SUMMER SQUASH
)

To attract pollinators,
Oregano
plant oregano and zinnias.
Nasturtium
Nasturtium is thought to protect
Zinnia
against aphids, and whiteflies.
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Vegetable Companion Plant

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Brussels sprouts) onions, potatoes

Carrots Beans, tomatoes

Celery Beans, tomatoes, cabbages

Corn Cucumber, melons, squash, peas, beans, pumpkin

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2KS H A R E S
Plants don’t thrive in isolation—they need friends (just like us). One common
theory touted by a number of master gardeners says that pairings of certain
plants will help them thrive, while other combinations can impair the process. 
Otherwise known as companion planting, the University of Massachusetts
Amherst outlines the different approaches and benefits of certain plant pairings
such as managing pests and maximizing yield. Compatibility is said to be
dependent on a number of factors like the types of nutrients plants take from the
soil as well as the look or smell that certain plants give off. 
It’s important to note that while there have been a number of books, guides, blog
posts and articles written about this notion of companion planting, there is some
difference in opinion on what works best due to it being largely based on
anecdotal evidence. What we’ve done for you is put together a list that outlines
consensus on a number of recommended arrangements as well as pairings to stay
away from. 
So even though it might not be the time to go out and mingle with your friends
during the pandemic, you can live vicariously through your garden and give your
plants some buddies.

Photo by lizongxian on Shutterstock. 

Tomatoes:
Pair with: basil, onion, asparagus, carrot, parsley, cucumber, garlic, parsley,
carrots, celery, chives 
Avoid: fennel, broccoli, cabbage, corn, potatoes, eggplant, peppers, dill 
Notes: Basil is particularly efficient in helping produce greater yield in addition to
repelling insects. Carrots have also been said to enhance the taste of tomatoes,
but it’s common that tomatoes don’t grow as large as they should. 
Photo by LedyX on Shutterstock.

Carrots 
Pair with: beans, brassicas, chives, leeks, lettuce, onions, rosemary, tomatoes,
sage  
Avoid: dill, parsnips, potatoes 
Notes: Chives have been known to improve the taste and texture of carrots.
Chives, along with leeks and onions are good for pest control like aphids and
carrot rust flies. 
Photo by FotograFFF on Shutterstock.

Garlic
Pair with: beets, brassicas, celery, lettuce, potatoes strawberries, tomatoes 
Avoid: peas, beans
Notes: Garlic is a helpful pest repellent for many plants, but if you mix it with
peas or beans, it will stunt their growth.
Photo by Victoria P. on Shutterstock

Lettuce
Pair with: beets, brassicas, carrots, cucumber, dill, garlic, onion, radish, spinach,
squash, strawberries
Avoid: Lettuce gets along with everyone! The consensus seems to be that there
are no specific plants detrimental to the development of lettuce.  
Notes: Lettuce is an effective cover crop for taking care of weeds when planted
with beets. Its shallow roots make it a good match for root veggies like beets and
carrots in terms of maximizing space because it grows above the soil. Garlic will
be efficient in protecting your lettuce against aphids. 
Photo by Inga Gedrovicha on Shutterstock

Onions
Pair with: beets, brassicas, carrots, strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce 
Avoid: peas and beans 
Notes: Like garlic, onion is another valuable pest protectant. It deters aphids,
Japanese beetles and rabbits, but has the same impact on peas and beans with
stunting their growth. 
Photo by Tortoon on Shutterstock

Corn 
Pair with: beans, cucumbers, squash, potatoes, peas 
Avoid: tomatoes 
Notes: The “Three Sisters” companion method is a well known Native American
approach with corn beans and squash. Squash leaves act as a soil cover and pest
deterrent. The beans provide the soil with nitrogen, which then helps the corn
grow. When the corn stalks grow, they act as a trellis for the beans. 
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Photo by nednapa on Shutterstock

Potatoes
Pair with: beans, brassicas, corn, 
Avoid: tomatoes, squash, cucumber 
Notes: Corn, beans and brassicas are all good choices to be planted next to
potatoes because they all grow above ground and will allow you to maximize your
garden space. 
Photo by Bondar Illia on Shutterstock

Brassica (Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, Collards,

Cabbage): 
Pair with:  beans, beets, onion, potatoes, oregano 
Avoid: strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, squash 
Notes: Beets have been known to enhance the taste of brassica crops while onion
will be a helpful pest deterrent. Nightshade crops like tomatoes and peppers
attract pests that are harmful to the brassica family. 
Photo by HandmadePictures on Shutterstock

Green Beans
Pair with: beets, brassicas, carrots, corn, cucumber, peas, potatoes, strawberries
Avoid: chives, leeks, onion, garlic 
Notes: Potato plants can help as a deterrent to beetles. As explained in the Three
Sister method, corn is particularly useful to beans, making use of garden space
and acting as poles for the beans to grow upright. 
Photo by Hirundo on Shutterstock.

Radishes
Pair with: beans, cucumber, lettuce, peas, squash, spinach, carrots 
Avoid: potatoes 
Notes: Cucumbers can improve the growth of radishes while radishes keep the
cucumbers protected against rust flies and beetles. Despite the fact that radishes
and carrots are both root crops, radishes germinate more quickly which then
makes space for carrots that develop later. 
2KS H A R E S
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Nursery management in vegetables crop

Indigenous vegetables
1. Saluyot 6. Sigarilyas
2. Kulitis 7. Talinum
3. Katuray 8. Alugbati
4. Bataw 9. Kadyos
5. Patani 10. Tugi
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Sili at Bawang

1. Maghiwa o durugin ang sili at bawang. Paghaluin

2. Ilagay sa container/lalagyan na may tubig ang dinurog na sili at bawang at
haluing mabuti
3. Iimbak ito ng isa hanggang dalawang araw
4. Salain ang solution. Ang katas nito ay ang gagamitin sa pag-spray. I-spray
ito sa mga halaman sa loob ng limang araw.

Using Onion Skin

1. Ipunin ang mga balat ng sibuyas
2. Kapag marami na ang naipon, ilagay sa container na may tubig. Iimbak ito
ng pitong araw.
3. Salain ang solution. Ang katas nito ay ang gagamitin sa pag-spray. I-spray
ito sa mga halaman sa loob ng limang araw.