Organic gardening: associated crops

Category: Practical guidelines
Chapter: Gardening

Many plants in the garden have a positive effect on other plants and can protect each other from the ravages of certain pests. To avoid using pesticides and harvest bumper crops every time, practice crop association

The golden rules of the organic garden with associated crops

The associated crop garden is based on the following major principles:

Permanent ground coverage so soil stays loose

Use of green fertilizers, compost on the surface, and well-rotted compost

No soil breaking: soil is loosened far down only once a year

A good association between vegetables, flowers, and herbs for a more productive garden without pesticides

Crop rotation to avoid parasites and disease

The vegetable and herb associations

Vegetables	Good associations	Bad associations
Garlic	Beets, camomile, carrots, strawberries, lettuce, roses, savory, tomatoes	Beans, potatoes, peas
Asparagus	Parsley, tomatoes	Weeds
Eggplant	Beans, peppers, tomatoes
Basil	Tomatoes
Swiss chard	Kohlrabi, onions
Beet	Kohlrabi, broad beans, bush beans, lettuce, onions, leeks, radishes, soybeans
Broccoli	Dill, nasturtiums, rosemary, sage, tomatoes,	Strawberries
Carrot	Garlic, dill, cabbage, chives, cress, spinach, garden lettuce, onions, leeks, peas, radishes, rosemary, lettuce, goatsbeard, sage, tomatoes	Dill, mint
Celery	Garlic, cabbage, cucumbers, spinach, beans, parsley, leeks, peas, radishes, tomatoes	Celery (do not grow next to each other)
Chervil	Radishes
Cabbage	Beets, broccoli, camomile, nasturtiums, celery, beans, lettuce, marjoram, mint, oregano, potatoes, rosemary, sage, thyme	Strawberries
Brussels sprout	Carrots, celery, field salad, sage, tomatoes	Garlic, other cabbage, strawberries, onions, peas
Cucumber	Dill, basil, celery, spinach, fennel, beans, garden lettuce, corn, French marigolds, onions, peas, radishes, lettuce, sunflowers	Potatoes, radishes, tomatoes
Pickle	Beans	Tomatoes
Squash, pumpkin	Garden lettuce, corn, melons, French marigold	Potatoes
Zucchini	Basil, beans, onions	Cucumbers
Spinach	Celery, cabbage, broad beans, strawberries, leeks, peas, radishes, lettuce, tomatoes	Beets, potatoes
Broad bean	Garlic, carrots, celery, corn, radishes	Beets, potatoes
Fenel	Asparagus, pumpkins, cucumbers, squash, lettuce	Kohlrabi, beans, tomatoes
Strawberry plant	Garlic, kohlrabi, spinach, bush beans, onions, leeks, radishes
Pole bean	Beets, carrots, celery, cabbage, cucumbers, spinach, French marigolds, potatoes, lettuce, savory	Garlic, shallots, fennel, bush beans, onions, leeks, peas, radishes
Bush bean	Dill, beets, borage, celery, cabbage, cucumbers, strawberries, peas, potatoes, black radishes, tomatoes	Fennel, pole beans, alliums (leeks, garlic, shallots, chives)
Garden lettuce	Artichokes, carrots, celery, cauliflower, squash, strawberries, leeks, peas, radishes	Spinach, sunflowers
Corn	Wheat, pumpkins, cucumber, squash, broad beans, beans, peas, potatoes	Garden lettuce, mint, peas, rosemary
Turnip	Garden lettuce, mint, peas, rosemary	Garlic
Onion	Garlic, dill, fruit trees (at the foot of the tree), carrots, cucumbers, roses, lettuce, tomatoes	Cabbage, bean, leek, peas
Parsnip	Radishes	Dill
Potato	Nasturtiums, cabbage, broad beans, beans, corn, French marigolds, peas, horseradish	Eggplants, cucumbers, squash, raspberries, onions, apple trees, tomatoes, sunflowers
Parsley	Tomatoes	Head lettuce
Pepper	Eggplants, tomatoes
Leek	Garlic, beets, carrots, celery, spinach, strawberries, garden lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes	Beans, peas
Peas	Carrots, celery, cabbage, cucumbers, spinach, broad beans, corn, turnips, potatoes, radishes, lettuce	Garlic, other peas, shallots, beans, onions, leeks, tomatoes
Sweet pepper	Carrots, cabbage, tomatoes, kohlrabi, cauliflower	Beets, fennel, peas
Radish	Carrots, cress, strawberry, beans, garden lettuce, peas, lettuce, tomatoes	Chervil, cucumbers, potatoes
Thyme	All vegetables
Tomato	Dill, asparagus, basil, carrots, celery, cabbage, chives, spinach, beans, French marigolds, onions, parsley, leeks, lettuce	Red beets, kohlrabi, fennel, strawberries, beans, potatoes