Good neighbors in the vegetable garden - an overview
The experience that has grown over decades and centuries often shows which plants “can” each other particularly well. Other vegetables, on the other hand, do not harmonize at all and only hinder each other's growth: These should therefore be cultivated separately from one another. The following table provides information about who goes together and who doesn't.
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| Vegetable plant | Good neighbors | Neutral neighbors | Bad neighbors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beans | Strawberries, cucumber, potatoes, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, celery, tomatoes | Swiss chard, carrots, radishes, spinach, zucchini | Peas, fennel, garlic, leek, onions |
| Peas | Fennel, cucumber, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, carrots, radishes, zucchini | Strawberries, Swiss chard, celery, spinach | Beans, potatoes, garlic, leek, tomatoes, onions |
| Strawberries | Beans, garlic, lettuce, leek, radishes, spinach, onions | Peas, fennel, cucumber, potatoes, kohlrabi, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini | Types of cabbage |
| Cucumbers | Beans, peas, fennel, garlic, cabbage, lettuce, leek, celery, onions | Strawberries, potatoes, kohlrabi, carrots, spinach, zucchini | Radishes, radish, tomatoes |
| Potatoes | Cabbage, kohlrabi, spinach | Beans, strawberries, fennel, garlic, lettuce, leek, radishes, spinach, onions | Peas, cucumber, carrots, celery, tomatoes |
| garlic | Strawberries, cucumber, carrots, beetroot, tomatoes | Fennel, potatoes, lettuce, kohlrabi, leek, radishes, celery, spinach, zucchini, onions | Beans, peas, cabbage |
| Types of cabbage | Beans, peas, potatoes, lettuce, Swiss chard, leek, beetroot, celery, spinach, tomatoes | Fennel, cucumber, cabbage, carrots, radishes, radish, zucchini | Strawberries, garlic, kohlrabi, onions |
| Kohlrabi | Beans, peas, potatoes, lettuce, leek, radishes, beetroot, celery, spinach, tomatoes | Strawberries, fennel, cucumber, garlic, kohlrabi, carrots, radish, zucchini | Types of cabbage, onions |
| Lettuce | Beans, peas, strawberries, fennel, cucumber, cabbage, kohlrabi, carrots, leek, radishes, beetroot, tomatoes, onions | Potatoes, garlic, lettuce, Swiss chard, radish, spinach, zucchini | celery |
| Swiss chard | Cabbage, carrots, radishes, radish | all other | no |
| Carrots | Peas, garlic, Swiss chard, leek, radishes, radish, tomatoes, onions | Beans, strawberries, fennel, cucumber, lettuce, cabbage, kohlrabi, carrots, spinach, zucchini | Potatoes |
| leek | Strawberries, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, carrots, celery, tomatoes | Fennel, cucumber, potatoes, garlic, Swiss chard, leek, radish, radish, spinach, zucchini, onions | Beans, peas, beetroot |
| radish | Beans, peas, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, chard, carrots, spinach, tomatoes | Strawberries, fennel, potatoes, garlic, leek, radishes, radish, beetroot, celery, zucchini, onions | Cucumbers |
| tomatoes | Beans, garlic, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, carrots, leek, radishes, radish, beetroot, celery, spinach | Strawberries, Swiss chard, zucchini, onions | Peas, fennel, cucumber, potatoes |
| zucchini | Peas, beetroot onions | all other | no |
Tips
Many herbs, especially from the Mediterranean region, keep pests and even fungal and bacterial pathogens away. Therefore, these also belong in the mixed vegetable patch.
