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Companion Planting Guide

Discover which plants thrive together and which ones compete. Each guide shows good neighbors, plants to avoid, and how to lay it all out in a raised bed.

What is companion planting?

Companion planting is the practice of growing certain plants near each other for mutual benefit. Good companions can repel pests, attract pollinators, fix nitrogen in the soil, or provide shade and support. Bad neighbors compete for nutrients, attract shared diseases, or release chemicals that inhibit growth. The guides below cover both — so you can plan a bed that works together.

🥦 vegetables (66)

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 8 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

Butternut Squash

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 15 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

Habanero Pepper

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

Heirloom Tomato

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 4 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 4 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

Shishito Pepper

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

Spaghetti Squash

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 4 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

Watermelon Radish

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

🌿 herbs (27)

✅ 2 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

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✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

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✅ 3 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

🍓 fruits (6)

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 2 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 5 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

🍎 fruit trees (10)

✅ 4 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 1 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 2 avoid

Sweet Cherry Tree

✅ 3 good ⚠️ 3 avoid

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