Potatoes Companion Planting Guide

4 beneficial companions • 13 plants to avoid

4
Beneficial
13
Avoid
0
Research-Backed

Beneficial Companions

Broccoli And Cauliflower Brassica Oleracea

unknown, anecdotal

unknown, anecdotal

🌿 Traditional
Common Bean

Acts as a living mulch, beans provide nitrogen, Traditional, Extension

Acts as a living mulch, beans provide nitrogen, Traditional, Extension

📚 Extension
Legume Family

improved yield and soil health, extension

improved yield and soil health, extension

🌿 Traditional
Lima Bean Fava Bean Broad Bean

mutual pest protection, traditional

mutual pest protection, traditional

🌿 Traditional

Plants to Avoid

Apple And Pear

host for similar diseases, extension

host for similar diseases, extension

🌿 Traditional
Celery And Celeriac

compete for root space, traditional

compete for root space, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Cucumber

competition for nutrients, traditional

competition for nutrients, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Melon And Watermelon

incompatible, traditional

incompatible, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Nasturtium Tropaeolum Majus

competes for nutrients, traditional

competes for nutrients, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Radish Turnip Rutabaga Brassica Root Vegetables

Competition, Allelopathy, Traditional

Competition, Allelopathy, Traditional

🌿 Traditional
Spinach And Swiss Chard

competition

competition

🌿 Traditional
Squash And Pumpkin Cucurbita Spp

deplete soil nutrients, traditional

deplete soil nutrients, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Strawberry

susceptible to Verticillium wilt, traditional/observational

susceptible to Verticillium wilt, traditional/observational

🌿 Traditional
Sunflower

Allelopathy, extension

Allelopathy, extension

🌿 Traditional
Tomato

Not specified, Traditional

Not specified, Traditional

🌿 Traditional
Unknown

nutrient competition, anecdotal

nutrient competition, anecdotal

🌿 Traditional
Zucchini And Summer Squash

heavy feeder, extension

heavy feeder, extension

🌿 Traditional

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