Legumes Companion Planting Guide

5 beneficial companions • 3 plants to avoid

5
Beneficial
3
Avoid
0
Research-Backed

✅ Beneficial Companions

Borage Borago Officinalis

Nursing/Protection, Traditional

Nursing/Protection, Traditional

🌿 Traditional
Carrot

Nitrogen fixation, Extension

Nitrogen fixation, Extension

📚 Extension
Stone Fruits Prunus Spp

nitrogen fixation

nitrogen fixation

🌿 Traditional
Strawberry

nitrogen fixation, physical barrier, literature review

nitrogen fixation, physical barrier, literature review

🌿 Traditional
Sweet Potato

Nitrogen Fixation, Traditional/Extension

Nitrogen Fixation, Traditional/Extension

📚 Extension

❌ Plants to Avoid

Asparagus

Competition, Field Trial

Competition, Field Trial

🔬 Field Trial
Onion

Allelopathy (unproven), Traditional/Anecdotal

Allelopathy (unproven), Traditional/Anecdotal

🌿 Traditional
Unknown

attracts tarnished plant bug, anecdotal

attracts tarnished plant bug, anecdotal

🌿 Traditional

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