A Printable Companion Planting Chart (2024)

FAQs

What plants grow well together chart? ›

In general, plants with known positive relationships should be planted within two or three rows of each other. Plants that have negative or detrimental relationships, should be planted at least two to three rows apart.

Brassicas: Almanacs and home gardeners recommend avoiding planting brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, kale, collards, cauliflower) near peppers because they require different soil acidity levels and can deter pepper plant growth.

As a general rule, put tall veggies toward the back of the bed, mid-sized ones in the middle, and smaller plants in the front or as a border. Consider adding pollinator plants to attract beneficial insects that can not only help you get a better harvest, but will also prey on garden pests.

Planting tomatoes and peppers together may seem like a good idea at first; however, these plants are susceptible to the same pests and pathogens and don't make good companions.

Alliums – Onions, garlic, chives and other alliums can all work well as companion plants for tomatoes and peppers, as they can for a wide range of other crops. Their strong smell can work to repel or distract a wide range of pests that might otherwise plague your plants.

What happens if you plant plants too close together? ›

If you plant flowers too close together, the plants get stressed and are prone to diseases, Kole says. If air can't properly circulate and the plants can't dry out between waterings, fungus sets in. Roots can rot. And once plants are weakened from stress, insects move in.

What vegetables can be planted together? There are many combinations for companion planting, one of the best known is; corn, pumpkins and beans, but cucumbers, marjoram, peas, potatoes, radish, rockmelon, squash, sunflowers, watermelon and zucchini also work with corn and one and other.

So the short answer is no, houseplants should not touch each other. Now let's discover more about why your houseplants prefer a solo existence or if there are rare occasions when grouping them together is better for their well-being.

The Short Answer. The short answer is YES! Tomatoes and cucumbers can be grown together successfully, and there are actually some benefits to planting them together.

The reality is that because the two have similar growth requirements, they can in fact be grown quite successfully together. Diseases common to both tomato and pepper include Verticillium wilt and bacterial spot.