Some plants thrive in each other's company, but some just don't get along.
Some plants thrive in each other's company, but some just don't get along.
The cabbage family. Broccoli, cauliflower, kale and kohlrabi. The family does well with herbs like sage and mint, which repel the white cabbage butterfly. It also pairs well with the onion family.
Potatoes. They are good companions with the cabbage family, but keep the away from tomatoes and cucumbers, which share a common blight. According to harvesttotable.com, cucumbers protect from the Colorado potato beetle.
Tomatoes. They help protect asparagus from the asparagus beetle. Some gardeners report that basil…