Plant Best Friends
These two plants are classic companions — tomatoes grow well with this fragrant herb.
What is basil?
Tomatoes and this vegetable should not be planted together because they attract similar pests.
What are potatoes?
Companion planting can help reduce the need for these chemical garden products.
What are pesticides?
This red bug with black spots eats aphids.
What is a ladybug?
Companion planting has been practiced for hundreds of years by this Indigenous group who used the Three Sisters method.
Who are Native Americans (Indigenous peoples of North America)?
Carrots and this vegetable grow well together because one grows underground and the other above.
What are onions?
Onions and this bean plant do not grow well together.
What are pole beans (or beans)?
Tall plants provide this benefit to shorter, shade-loving plants.
What is shade?
Bees help gardens by doing this.
What is pollinating?
Basil is believed to improve the flavor of this fruit when planted nearby.
What are tomatoes?
Beans help this tall plant by adding nitrogen to the soil.
What is corn?
Fennel is known for not being a good companion to almost any other plant because it can do this.
What is inhibit growth (or stunt other plants)?
Some flowers attract bees and butterflies, helping with this plant process.
What is pollination?
Earthworms improve soil by doing this.
What is aerating the soil (or breaking down organic matter)?
Marigolds are known for their bright color and strong this.
What is scent (or smell)?
Marigolds are often planted with vegetables because they help repel these tiny soil pests.
What are nematodes?
-Soil nematodes are microscopic, worm-like organisms, with populations often numbering in the millions per handful, that function as either beneficial soil enhancers (feeding on bacteria, fungi, or pests) or harmful plant parasites.
Cabbage should not be planted near strawberries because they compete for these.
What are nutrients?
Plants like beans improve soil by adding this important nutrient.
What is nitrogen?
These tiny garden helpers, such as ladybug and honey bee, protect plants by eating harmful pests or helping flowers produce fruits and vegetables through pollination.
What are beneficial insects?
This climbing vegetable can grow up corn stalks instead of needing a trellis.
What are beans?
The “Three Sisters” planting method includes corn, beans, and this vegetable.
What is squash?
These two vegetables should not be planted together because they can stunt each other’s growth and compete heavily for nutrients in the soil.
What are beans and onions?
This gardening method works because certain plants help each other by improving soil nutrients, attracting beneficial insects, and repelling pests naturally.
What is companion planting?
This bird is helpful in gardens because it eats many insects.
What is a robin?
This is the term for planting certain crops in different places each year to keep soil healthy.
What is crop rotation?