Squash Companion Planting Guide
8 beneficial companions • 3 plants to avoid
✅ Beneficial Companions
Attracts pollinators, extension/anecdotal
Attracts pollinators, extension/anecdotal
beneficial insect attraction, traditional
beneficial insect attraction, traditional
Acts as a living mulch, suppresses weeds, increases yield of both crops, Field Trial
Acts as a living mulch, suppresses weeds, increases yield of both crops, Field Trial
weed suppression/moisture retention, field_trial
weed suppression/moisture retention, field_trial
pollinator attraction, anecdotal
pollinator attraction, anecdotal
❌ Plants to Avoid
increases nematode populations, extension, traditional
increases nematode populations, extension, traditional
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