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What to plant next towhat.
Some plants help each other. Beans fix nitrogen for maize. Basil repels tomato hornworms. Garlic suppresses rose Black Spot. Others fight: walnut poisons nightshades, fennel inhibits most vegetables. Pick a plant below to see its companions and antagonists, with the mechanism behind each pairing.
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Edible plants (50)
Orach
Atriplex hortensis
2 companions
Plymouth Pear
Pyrus cordata
2 companions
Prickly Pear
Opuntia ficus-indica
2 companions
Riverbank Grape
Vitis riparia
2 companions
Sea Blite
Suaeda maritima
2 companions
Sea-buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
2 companions
Shrub apple
Malus brevipes
2 companions
Siberian Yarrow
Achillea sibirica
2 companions
Sourtop Blueberry
Vaccinium myrtilloides
2 companions
Stone Bamboo
Phyllostachys angusta
2 companions
Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
2 companions
Valley Grape
Vitis girdiana
2 companions
Vitis labruscana
Vitis labruscana
2 companions
wild tulip
Tulipa sylvestris
2 companions
Abutilon purpurascens
Abutilon purpurascens
1 companion
Achyranthes faureri
Achyranthes faureri
1 companion
Actinidia x fairchildii
Actinidia x fairchildii
1 companion
African basil
Ocimum gratissimum
1 companion
Alecost
Tanacetum balsamita
1 companion
Andean sage
salvia discolor
1 companion
Arctic Bramble
Rubus arcticus
1 companion
Arrow Wood
Viburnum dentatum
1 companion
Artemisia keiskeana
Artemisia keiskeana
1 companion
Astilbe
Astilbe thunbergii
1 companion
Awi Tela
Gigantochloa hasskarliana
1 companion
Bamboo
Pseudosasa japonica
1 companion
Basil Thyme
Acinos arvensis
1 companion
Baw-Baw Berry
Wittsteinia vacciniacea
1 companion
Bead Plant
Nertera granadensis
1 companion
Beech
Fagus sylvatica
1 companion
Bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
1 companion
Bodnant Viburnum
Viburnum x bodnantense
1 companion
Buchanan's clematis
Clematis buchananiana
1 companion
Bush Vetch
Vicia sepium
1 companion
California coffeeberry
Frangula californica
1 companion
Cherry Birch
Betula lenta
1 companion
Chinese Water Chestnut
Eleocharis dulcis
1 companion
Cirsium setosum
Cirsium setosum
1 companion
Clary sage
Salvia sclarea
1 companion
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
1 companion
Common Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
1 companion
Desert Peach
Prunus andersonii
1 companion
Dusky pear
Pyrus phaeocarpa
1 companion
Dwarf Catnip
Nepeta racemosa
1 companion
Dwarf Geebung
Persoonia chamaepeuce
1 companion
Eau De Cologne Mint
Mentha x piperita citrata
1 companion
Fig
Ficus carica
1 companion
Garden Speedwell
Veronica longifolia
1 companion
Giant Angelica
Angelica gigas
1 companion
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
1 companion
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