Here is a listing of plants that grow well with other plants. It was sent in by a long time reader named Gill.
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Anise
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coriander, brassicas (deters pests), most plants (improves vigor), beans
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Apples
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foxgloves, nasturtiums, onion family
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grass, potatoes
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Apricots
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tansy
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sage, tomatoes
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Asparagus
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tomatoes, parsley, basil, nasturtium, marigold
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onion family
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Aster
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most crops (repels insects)
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Basil
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tomatoes, asparagus, pepper, marigold, parsley, apricots, beans, cabbage
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rue, sage
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Bee balm
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tomatoes, attracts beneficial insects and bees
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Beetroot
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dill, dwarf beans, onions, savory, brassicas, lettuce, sage kohl-rabi
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spinach in the same row, pole beans
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kohl-rabi, red radishes
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mustard
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Borage
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tomatoes, squash, strawberries. deters tomato hornworms and cabbage worms, roses
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Broad beans
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brassicas, carrots, celery, corn, herbs
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garlic
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Broccoli
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beans, nasturtium, oregano, potatoes, celery, dill, chamomile, sage, mints, rosemary, onion
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Brussel sprouts
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beans, nasturtium, potatoes, celery, dill, sage, mints, rosemary, hyssop
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Buckwheat
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good cover crop, accumulates calcium
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Cabbage family
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beet, dwarf beans, celery, cucumber, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, marigold, nasturtium, oregano, spinach, chamomile, sage, mints, rosemary, lavender, tansy, hyssop, weeds
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pole beans, strawberry, dill
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Calendula
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most crops (repels insects)
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Caraway
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peas
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Carrot
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garlic, dill, chicory, cabbage, chives, cress, onions, leeks, peas, radishes, lettuce, tomatoes, pole beans, sage, rosemary, wormwood
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other carrots, mint, dill
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leeks in the ground until spring
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chicory, late dwarf beans
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Cauliflower
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celery, pole beans, phacelia, tomato, nasturtium, oregano, dill, chamomile, mints, lavender, beetroot, hyssop, radish
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cabbage, onions, potatoes
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spinach
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lamb's lettuce
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Celeriac
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dwarf beans, head lettuce, leeks
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Celery
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cabbage, spinach, beans, leeks, peas, tomatoes, cauliflower, onions, dill, nasturtium
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other celery
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pulses (peas, broad beans, green beans), winter spinach
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mustard
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Chamomile
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cabbages, cucumbers, onions, mints
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Chervil
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radishes, lettuce, carrots
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Chinese cabbage
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kohl-rabi, spinach, beans, peas
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radishes
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lettuce, cut-and-come-again lettuce, kohl-rabi
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mustard
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Chives
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carrots, tomatoes, apple trees, cucumber, roses, grapes
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Chrysanthemum
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most crops, esp. strawberry
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Clover
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green manure, many plants
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Coriander
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anise, potatoes
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Corn (sweetcorn)
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beans, brassicas, peas, radishes, sunflowers, cucumber, melons, squash, potatoes, lamb's quarters, sow thistle
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tomatoes
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Cosmos
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in borders
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Cucumber
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dill, basil, celery, cabbage, spinach, fennel, pole beans, dwarf beans, lettuce, onions, radish, sunflower, peas, corn, marigold, nasturtium, savory, broccoli
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radishes, potatoes, strong herbs
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broad beans, mustard
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mustard
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Dead nettle
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border to potato, kills bug
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Dill
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cabbage, lettuce, squash, onions, cucumbers, corn
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carrots, tomatoes
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Dwarf beans
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dill, beetroot, borage, celery, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, celeriac, eggplant, strawberries, peas, potatoes, radishes, tomatoes, valerian (heliotrope), sweet corn, lettuce, savory, tansy, marigold, nasturtium, squash
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chives, fennel, pole beans, onions, leeks, garlic
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new carrots
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chicory, lamb's lettuce
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Eggplant
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dwarf beans, peas, potatoes, spinach, marigold, tarragon, thyme
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Fennel
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chicory, cucumber, lettuce
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kohl-rabi, beans, tomatoes
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early peas
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mustard
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Flax
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carrots, potatoes
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Garlic
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fruit trees, carrots, cucumber, strawberries, onions, leeks, roses, tomatoes, raspberries
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cabbage, beans, peas
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pulses such as broad beans or peas
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horseradish
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potatoes (plant in containers)
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Hyssop
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cabbage, grapes,
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radishes
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Kohl-rabi
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beetroot, spinach, beans, leeks, peas, lettuce, tomatoes
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fennel
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spinach, lettuce
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Chinese cabbage, lamb's lettuce, winter radish
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Leeks
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garlic, carrots, celery, celeriac, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes, onions,
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beans, peas
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kohl-rabi, lettuce
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carrot (early), parsley
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Lettuce in general
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dill, beetroot, borage, kohl-rabi, cucumber, spinach, beans, peas, radishes, tomatoes, carrots, strawberries, marigold, onion family, clover
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celery, cabbage, cress, parsley
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kohl-rabi, red radishes
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cabbage, cucumber
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Lovage
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beans
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Marigolds
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almost everything, esp. beans, potatoes, roses, tomatoes (repels nematodes)
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beans, cabbage
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Melons
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corn, nasturtiums, radishes, peanuts
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Mint
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cabbage, tomatoes (but invasive)
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Nasturtiums
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tomatoes, radishes, cabbage, cucumbers, fruit trees, potatoes
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Onions
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beets, garlic, dill, carrots, cucumber, parsnips, roses, lettuce, tomatoes, corn, squash savory, sweet pepper, strawberries, silverbeet, potatoes, sow thistle,
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cabbage, beans, leeks, peas
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mustard (autumn)
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chicory
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Oregano
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most crops, esp. cabbage, cucumber
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Parsley
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tomatoes, asparagus, roses, celery, leeks, peas, chives, carrots, onions
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mint
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Parsnip
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radish
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Peaches
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basil, garlic, tansy
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Peas
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carrots, celery, cabbage, spinach, radishes, lettuce, corn, early potato, eggplant, strawberry, sweet pepper, turnip, cucumber
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other peas, beans, onions, leeks, tomatoes, garlic
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nothing the same year
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Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage
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Peppermint
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cabbages
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Petunias
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asparagus, tomatoes, beans, anywhere
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Plum
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horseradish
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Pole beans
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beetroot, celery, carrots, cucumber, eggplant, radish spinach, lettuce, corn, savory
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dwarf beans, onions, leeks, peas, chard, sunflowers, beetroot
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new carrots
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lamb's lettuce
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Potato
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dwarf beans, cabbage family, corn, eggplant, pea, horseradish, cabbage, lima beans, marigold, nasturtium, lettuce, onion, petunia, flax, lima beans, dead nettle
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Apples, cucumber, strawberries, tomatoes, rosemary, sunflower
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Pumpkin
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corn, radish
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potatoes
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Radishes
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beetroots, carrots, cress, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, squash, cucumber, parsnip, peas, spinach, nasturtium, melons
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cucumber, hyssop
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mustard
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lamb's lettuce
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Raspberry
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tansy
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Rose
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garlic, marigolds, parsley, lavender
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Rosemary
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cabbage, beans, carrots, sage
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potatoes
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Rue
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roses, raspberries
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cabbage, basil, sage
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Sage
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broccoli, cauliflower, rosemary, cabbage, carrots, beans, peas, strawberries, marjoram
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cucumber, rue, basil
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Savory
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beans, onions
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Silverbeet
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lavender, onion family
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Southernwood
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cabbage
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Soy bean
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most vegetables helps everything!
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Spinach
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celery, cabbage, strawberries, beans, peas, radishes, lettuce, eggplant, cauliflower, peas
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beetroot, other spinach
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kohl-rabi and all veg. except chard and beetroot
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beans, cabbage, celery, tomato and most other veg.
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Squash
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corn, onion, radish, marigold, nasturtium, beans, mints
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potatoes
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Strawberries
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dwarf beans, lettuce (border), onions, peas, spinach, borage
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cabbage, tomatoes
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Sunflowers
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sweet corn, cucumber
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pole beans
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Sweet pepper
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peas, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, basil, lovage, marjoram, onion, oregano
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Tansy
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fruit trees, roses, raspberries (toxic to many animals though), peppers, potatoes
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Tarragon
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everything
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Thyme
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cabbage (interplant)
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Tomatoes
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carrots, celery, cabbage, spinach, dwarf beans, onions, parsnips, parsley, leeks, lettuce, asparagus, gooseberry, marigold, nasturtium, lima beans, mint, basil, sage, chives, sow thistle
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beetroot, red cabbage, fennel, peas, apricots, corn, dill, rosemary, strawberries
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kohl-rabi, spinach, mustard
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mustard
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Turnip and rutabaga
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peas
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potatoes
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White cabbage, red cabbage, curly cabbage, Brussels sprouts
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beetroot, borage, carrot, celery, cucumber, spinach, pole beans, phacelia (fiddleneck green fertilizer), peas, lettuce, tomato, chamomile, peppermint, dill, sage and rosemary
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garlic, onions, other cabbage
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pulses (peas, broad beans, green beans) red radishes, spinach
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lamb's lettuce, spinach
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Wormwood
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cabbage, insect deterrent
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Yarrow
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anywhere, hosts ladybugs, hoverflies, predatory wasps
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Zucchini
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basil, beans, onions, corn, mint, radishes
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cucumber, potatoes
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pulses (broad beans, peas)
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mustard
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