Gardening > Growing FoodApril 19, 2005

A couple of years in a row, after we moved here, we planted a garden. The first one did really well. The 2nd one didn't. We'd always planted the same way, or so we thought. We finally figured out, after seeing the list below, what we were doing wrong, once we corrected it, it's been great gardening ever since!

• Beans: should be planted away from onions, garlic, shallots, and leeks.

• Beets: Plant away from pole beans and mustards.

• Broccoli: Avoid planting close to strawberries and sunflowers.

• Cabbage: This group doesn't mix well with strawberries, sunflowers, and grapes.

• Carrots: Keep away from dill.

• Corn: Don't plant too close to tomatoes and sunflowers.

• Eggplant: Keep away from potatoes, tomatoes and peppers.

• Garlic: Avoid planting near beans and peas.

• Lettuce: Avoid the cabbage family and sunflowers.

• Onions: Do not plant near beans and peas.

• Peas: Keep away from onions, garlic, shallots, and leeks.

• Peppers: They don't mix well with eggplant, tomatoes, potatoes, and fennel.

• Potatoes: Best if planted away from eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, squash, pumpkins and sunflowers.

• Strawberries: Keep away from members of the cabbage family.

• Tomatoes: They don't get along with corn, potatoes, peppers and eggplant.

Happy Gardening to You!

By Terri H.

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