Companion Planting:

Companion Vegetables Beans are companions with carrots, cucumbers, potatoes, spinach and beets. Carrots do well and encourage the growth of onions, lettuce, radishes and peas, but they don't care for dill. Corn will grow taller and produce larger ears if you grow it along with beans, melons, peas, cucumbers and all types of squash. Don't grow corn near celery and tomatoes. Eggplant favors spinach and beans as its neighbors, but doesn't care for fennel. Tomatoes thrive when you grow them near basil and mint, asparagus, beans, cucumbers, asparagus, onions and lettuce. Avoid planting tomatoes near corn, dill cabbage and potatoes. Turnips and peas are compatible plants, but plant your turnips far from your mustard.

Companion Herbs Basil is a companion to tomatoes, asparagus, peppers, petunias, nasturtiums, marigolds and oregano. Keep basil far away from rue and sage. All types of chamomile are good neighbors for any plant. Comfrey and avocado trees are companions; this herb also does well and benefits most fruit trees. Chives are compatible with a long list of other plants because they help to repel destructive insects. Carrots, cabbage, tomatoes, sunflowers and chrysanthemums all like chives, but don't plant chives near peas and beans. Dill is a good choice for a row next to your cabbage, onions, lettuce, cucumbers and corn, but don't plant it around tomatoes or carrots. Rosemary is a companion for beans, cabbage, sage and carrots. Sage does well near cabbage, carrots and rosemary, but don't plant it next to onions, rue and cucumbers.

Vegetables That Don't Like Other Plants Carrots and dill are not compatible with one another. Don't plant corn near tomatoes or celery. Keep eggplant away from fennel . Tomatoes don't care for dill, potatoes and cabbage, as well as corn. Plant turnips in a different area of the garden from mustard. Sweet peppers are foes with fennel, apricot trees and kohlrabi. Pumpkins are incompatible with potatoes.

Herbs That Don't Like Other Plants Basil doesn't like rue and sage. Keep chives away from peas and beans. Sage is not compatible with onions, cucumbers and rue. Parsley and mint are not companions. Dill is not a companion with caraway, tomatoes and carrots.

February 2013 16th-18th Fine For Planting Beans, Peppers, Cucumbers, Melons, And Other Aboveground Crops Where Climate Is Suitable. 19th-20th Any Seed Planted Now Will Tend To Rot. 21st-22nd Fine For Planting Beans, Tomatoes, Corn, Cotton, Cucumbers, Peppers, Melons, And Other Aboveground Crops Where Climate Allows. Plant Seedbeds And Flower Gardens. 23rd-26th Clear Ground, Turn Sod. Kill Plant Pests. 27th-28th Favorable Days For Planting Root Crops. Fine For Sowing Grains, Hay, And Forage Crops. Plant Flowers. March 2013 1st-2nd Excellent Time For Planting Root Crops That Can Be Planted Now And For Starting Seedbeds. Good Days For Transplanting. 3rd-5th Poor Planting Days. 6th-7th Any Root Crops That Can Be Planted Now Will Do Well. 8th-10th A Barren Period, Best Suited For Killing Pests. Do Plowing And Cultivating. 11th-12th Good Days For Planting Aboveground Crops. Fine For Vine Crops. Set Strawberry Plants. 13th-15th Cultivate And Spray, Do General Farm Work, But No Planting. 16th-17th Favorable For Planting Crops Bearing Yield Above The Ground. 18th-19th Seeds Planted Now Tend To Rot In The Ground. 20th-22nd Best Planting Days For Aboveground Crops, Especially Peas, Beans, Cucumbers And Squash Where Climate Is Suitable. Plant Seedbeds And Flower Gardens. 23rd-26th A Most Barren Period, Best For Killing Plant Pests Or Doing Chores Around The Farm. 27th-28th Favorable Days For Planting Root Crops, Fine For Sowing Hay, Fodder Crops, And Grains. Plant Flowers. 29th-30th Excellent Time For Planting Root Crops That Can Be Planted Now And For Starting Seedbeds. Good Days For Transplanting. 31st Poor Planting Day. April 2013 1st Barren Day. Do No Planting. 2nd-4th Favorable Days For Planting Beets, Carrots, Turnips, Radishes, Onions, And Other Root Crops. 5th-6th Excellent Time To Kill Weeds, Briars, Poison Ivy, And Other Plant Pests. 7th-9th Favorable Days For Planting Root Crops, Extra Good For Vine Crops. Set Strawberry Plants. Good Days For Transplanting. 10th-11th Poor Planting Day. Break Ground Or Cultivate. 12th-13th Favorable For Planting Beans, Corn, Cotton, Tomatoes, Peppers, And Other Aboveground Crops. 14th-16th Poor Days For Planting, Seeds Tend To Rot In The Ground.