Cucumber Companion Planting Guide

8 beneficial companions • 8 plants to avoid

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Beneficial
8
Avoid
0
Research-Backed

✅ Beneficial Companions

Borage Borago Officinalis

Pest Deterrence, Anecdotal

Pest Deterrence, Anecdotal

🌿 Traditional
Celery And Celeriac

celery's scent deters whiteflies, shade provision, traditional

celery's scent deters whiteflies, shade provision, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Chamomile And Yarrow

beneficial insect attraction, traditional

beneficial insect attraction, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Corn

structural support/shade, traditional

structural support/shade, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Wheat

positive plant-soil feedback, field_trial

positive plant-soil feedback, field_trial

🌿 Traditional
Sweet Alyssum

enhanced pollination, field_trial

enhanced pollination, field_trial

🌿 Traditional
Borage

enhanced pollination, field_trial

enhanced pollination, field_trial

🌿 Traditional
Sunflower

Structural Support, Soil Health, extension

Structural Support, Soil Health, extension

🌿 Traditional

❌ Plants to Avoid

Basil Ocimum Basilicum

may negatively affect flavor, traditional

may negatively affect flavor, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Sage

allelopathy, traditional

allelopathy, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Potatoes

competition for nutrients, traditional

competition for nutrients, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Rosemary

allelopathy, traditional

allelopathy, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Melons

shared pests and diseases, traditional

shared pests and diseases, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Grape Vitis Vinifera

allelopathic, traditional

allelopathic, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Strawberry

susceptible to Verticillium wilt, traditional/observational

susceptible to Verticillium wilt, traditional/observational

🌿 Traditional
Unknown

Contradictory reports, anecdotal

Contradictory reports, anecdotal

🌿 Traditional

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