I've been researching good / bad companion plants and find that some sites say yes to planting broccoli and lettuce next to each other and others say no. Please give me some of your expert advice as to what do to here. |
There are dozens of theories as to why some veggies make good companions and others do not. Mostly the opinions have to do with which plants deplete and which nourish the soil, which attract beneficial insects and deter destructive insects, which have similar requirements for water and nutrients, etc. Reseach has shown that the following plants make good companions: Basil; Pepper, Tomato, Marigold Bush Beans; Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Lettuce, Pea, Radish, Strawberry, Savory, Tansy, Marigold Pole Beans; Carrots, Corn Cucumber, Eggplant, Lettuce, Pea, Radish, Savory, Tansy Beets; Bush Beans, Cabbage, Onion, Sage Bush Beans; Beets, Celery, Onions, Tomato, All Strong Herbs, Marigold, Nasturtium Strawberry Carrot;s Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Lettuce, Onion, Peas, Radish, Tomato, Sage Dill Celery; Bush Beans, Cabbage, Onion, Spinach, Tomato Corn; Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Cucumber, Melons, Peas, Squash Tomato Cucumbers; Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Corn, Lettuce, Onions, Peas, Radish, Marigold, Nasturtium, Savory Eggplant; Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Spinach Lettuce; Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots, Cucumbers, Onion, Radish, Strawberries Melons; Corn, Nasturtium, Radish Onion; Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Cucumber, Lettuce, Pepper, Squash, Strawberries, Tomato, Savory Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Peas Parsley; Tomato Peas; Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots, Corn Cucumber, Radish, Turnips Onion Pepper; Onion Radish; Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots, Cucumber, Lettuce, Melons, Peas, Squash Spinach; Celery, Eggplant, Cauliflower Squash; Corn, Onion, Radish Strawberry; Bush Beans, Lettuce, Onion, Spinach Cabbage Tomato; Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Onion, Mint Hope this information is helpful! |