Companion Plants

Let’s get into some of the science of gardening! These companion plants can help your garden grow better.

What are the best companion plants for each veggie, flower, fruit, and herb?

We’ll update this page with all the posts we make related to garden plants and their BFFs.

Benefits of Companion Planting

Gardeners and farmers have grown plants as companions for eons. Companion planting brings so many benefits:

  • Space saving!
  • Pest prevention and control
  • Weed prevention
  • Soil moisture retention
  • Decreased disease issues
  • And More

What Helps Plants Thrive Together?

  • When they have similar growing requirements and live together in those conditions
  • When one plant has the ability to deter common pests to the other plant
  • When one plant offers helpful benefits to another.

Best Companion Plants

Stay tuned for tips and tricks on the best buddy plants for:

  • Tomatoes
  • Lettuce
  • Peppers
  • Beans
  • Corn
  • Squash
  • Zucchini
  • Carrots
  • Potatoes
  • Berries
  • Melons
  • And More!

You’ll also find helpful posts about favorite traditional growing techniques, like three sisters gardening.

Discover the best plant pairings for your favorite vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers.

18 Blueberry Companion Plants | What Grows Well with Blueberries
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18 Blueberry Companion Plants | What Grows Well with Blueberries

Can you imagine having a pick-your-own orchard in your very own backyard? That’s one of our family’s most treasured focuses in the garden! We decided to find the best blueberry companion plants to make the most of our garden space for fruit that will come back year after year! Companion planting blueberries allows us to…

Broccoli Companion Plants – What to Grow Near Broccoli (And What to Avoid)
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Broccoli Companion Plants – What to Grow Near Broccoli (And What to Avoid)

Growing a vegetable garden takes a little bit of planning and a lot of care. If you’re new to gardening, you might be wondering what grows well with broccoli and other brassicas. Consider finding broccoli companion plants to increase the chances of a successful crop this year! Brassicas in general prove to be a challenging…

6 Crop Rotation Tips for Backyard Gardeners
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6 Crop Rotation Tips for Backyard Gardeners

Switching around the way you lay out your gardens can benefit your plants in different ways. From moving by vegetable group to trying out companion planting, here are six answers to the question, “What are your most helpful tips for crop rotation in your backyard garden?” Move Each Vegetable Group Every Few Years “Crop rotation…

Chamomile Companion Plants – What to Grow Nearby
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Chamomile Companion Plants – What to Grow Nearby

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Blackberry Companion Plants: Planting Near Blackberries
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Blackberry Companion Plants: Planting Near Blackberries

Planting near blackberries helps you to maximize your growing space with other possible benefits. With this in mind, I started looking for some good blackberry companion plants to incorporate near our blackberry bushes. Blackberries tend to need a little space to spread out. They can grow tall and unwieldy if not trained or given proper…

Asparagus Companion Plants – What to Plant (and What to Avoid)
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Asparagus Companion Plants – What to Plant (and What to Avoid)

As a perennial vegetable, asparagus is a convenient crop to grow. Plant it once and well cared-for asparagus crowns can live and produce for decades! Sounds good, right?! Now let’s find some asparagus companion plants to make the most of your garden space. Since asparagus crowns stay in place and the ferns and spears come…