If you want to do a mixed culture in your kitchen garden, you can't just plant the different vegetable plants as you please and as you please. Instead, you should pay attention to which plants get along well with each other - and perhaps even promote each other's growth and he alth - and put them together in a targeted manner.
Which vegetable plants make good neighbors in the vegetable garden?
Good neighbors are important in the vegetable garden: beans harmonize with strawberries, cucumbers and potatoes, while peas get along well with fennel, cucumbers and cabbage. Garlic goes well with strawberries and cucumbers, and tomatoes go well with beans, garlic and carrots. Mediterranean herbs are also recommended in the mixed vegetable patch.
Good neighbors in the vegetable garden – an overview
Which plants “can” work particularly well together is often revealed by experience gained over decades and centuries. Other vegetables, on the other hand, do not harmonize at all and only hinder each other's growth: it is therefore better to cultivate them separately. The following table will give you an idea of who fits together and who doesn't.
| vegetable plant | Good neighbors | Neutral Neighbors | Bad Neighbors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beans | Strawberries, cucumbers, potatoes, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, celery, tomatoes | Swiss chard, carrots, radishes, spinach, zucchini | Peas, fennel, garlic, leek, onions |
| Peas | Fennel, cucumbers, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, carrots, radishes, zucchini | Strawberries, chard, celery, spinach | Beans, potatoes, garlic, leeks, tomatoes, onions |
| Strawberries | Beans, garlic, lettuce, leeks, radishes, spinach, onions | Peas, fennel, cucumbers, potatoes, kohlrabi, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini | Types of cabbage |
| Cucumbers | Beans, peas, fennel, garlic, cabbage, lettuce, leek, celery, onions | Strawberries, potatoes, kohlrabi, carrots, spinach, zucchini | Radish, radish, tomatoes |
| Potatoes | Cabbage, kohlrabi, spinach | Beans, strawberries, fennel, garlic, lettuce, leeks, radishes, spinach, onions | Peas, cucumbers, carrots, celery, tomatoes |
| garlic | Strawberries, cucumbers, carrots, beetroot, tomatoes | Fennel, potatoes, lettuce, kohlrabi, leek, radishes, celery, spinach, zucchini, onions | Beans, peas, cabbage |
| Types of cabbage | Beans, peas, potatoes, lettuce, chard, leek, beetroot, celery, spinach, tomatoes | Fennel, cucumbers, cabbage, carrots, radishes, radishes, zucchini | Strawberries, garlic, kohlrabi, onions |
| Kohlrabi | Beans, peas, potatoes, lettuce, leeks, radishes, beetroot, celery, spinach, tomatoes | Strawberries, fennel, cucumbers, garlic, kohlrabi, carrots, radishes, zucchini | Cabbages, onions |
| Lettuce | Beans, peas, strawberries, fennel, cucumbers, cabbage, kohlrabi, carrots, leeks, radishes, beetroot, tomatoes, onions | Potato, garlic, lettuce, chard, radish, spinach, zucchini | Celery |
| Chard | Cabbage, carrots, radishes, radishes | all others | none |
| Carrots | Peas, garlic, chard, leeks, radishes, radishes, tomatoes, onions | Beans, strawberries, fennel, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, kohlrabi, carrots, spinach, zucchini | Potatoes |
| Leek | Strawberries, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, carrots, celery, tomatoes | Fennel, cucumbers, potatoes, garlic, chard, leeks, radishes, radishes, spinach, zucchini, onions | Beans, peas, beetroot |
| Radish | Beans, peas, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, chard, carrots, spinach, tomatoes | Strawberries, fennel, potatoes, garlic, leeks, radishes, radishes, beetroot, celery, zucchini, onions | Cucumbers |
| Tomatoes | Beans, garlic, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, carrots, leeks, radishes, radishes, beetroot, celery, spinach | Strawberries, chard, zucchini, onions | Peas, fennel, cucumbers, potatoes |
| Zucchini | Peas, beetroot, onions | all others | none |
Tip
Many herbs, especially from the Mediterranean region, keep pests and even fungal and bacterial pathogens away. That's why these also definitely belong in the mixed vegetable patch.
