Companion Planting | What NOT To Plant

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Posted on February 26, 2014 by Mindi Cherry
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!ten ti"es when we ta#$ about Co"%anion P#antin& we dis'uss the %#ants that %#ay ni'e to&ether
and shou#d a#ways be %#anted side(by(side in our &ardens. )ot too o!ten do we ta#$ about those
%#ants that *ust don+t &et a#on&. ,t+s #i$e we are &ossi%in& about the nei&hbors or so"ethin&. , "ean,
e-en thou&h we #o-e ha-in& sun!#owers in the nei&hborhood they sure don+t %#ay we## with others.
They e"it a to.in !ro" their roots that inhibits other %#ants !ro" &rowin& too '#ose to the" as they
want a## the nutrients in the surroundin& soi#. /ho $new0
/e##, ,+" here to &i-e you the dish on what plants to NOT plant together when you are
companion planting, e-en i! they wou#d #oo$ *ust %er!e't in your -e&etab#e or herb &arden ne.t to
ea'h other.
1nythin& in the bean family, whether it is strin& &reen beans or bush beans a## the way to #i"a
beans don+t &et a#on& with 2uite a !ew other -e&etab#es. Their bi&&est ne"eses in the &arden are
'hi-es, &ar#i', #ee$s, and onions. They are not !ans o! bu#b(ty%e -e&etab#es3 Beans also dont do
well with peppers, either the sweet &reen %e%%ers or their !iery 'ousins the *a#a%e4os. ne %#ant that
, was sho'$ed that beans don+t &et a#on& with are "ari&o#ds, whi'h are ty%i'a##y 'rowd %#easers as
they deter %ests. ,n !a't, a## the %#ants that the bean family shuns are those that deter pests. 5o
!i&ure3
Peas are 'ousins to beans and they a#so #oathe the bu#b -e&&ies in'#udin& 'hi-es, &ar#i', #ee$s, and
onions.
6oth broccoli and cauliflower have a few enemies in the -e&etab#e wor#d. They are not fans of
peppers all types of s!uash in'#udin& ye##ow s2uash and e-en %u"%$ins. 7ow they dont care for
strawberries or tomatoes , wi## ne-er $now, but they don+t. ,t see"s the 'oo# season 'ro%s o!
bro''o#i and 'au#i!#ower ha-e so"ethin& a&ainst those !ruits and -e&&ies that #i$e it a #itt#e hotter to
&row.
6esides 'au#i!#ower and bro''o#i, steer clear of planting cilantro and cucumbers near tomatoes.
"ill and carrots wou#d rather be at other ends o! the %#anter bed too.
So now you $now too who wou#d rather stay on their own sides o! the &arden3
To su" it a## u% 8 when 'o"%anion %#antin&9
Beans9 :on+t %#ant near 'hi-es, &ar#i', #ee$s, onions, %e%%ers, "ari&o#ds
Peas9 :on+t %#ant near 'hi-es, &ar#i', #ee$s, onions, %e%%ers
Broccoli and Cauliflower9 :on+t %#ant near %e%%ers, s2uash, strawberries, to"atoes
Tomatoes9 :on+t %#ant near bro''o#i, 'au#i!#ower, 'i#antro, 'u'u"bers
"ill9 :on+t %#ant near 'arrots
#unflowers need to be %#anted at #east 12 in'hes away !ro" any other %#ant.
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