Beetroot grows best when surrounded by good neighbors. Unfriendly contemporaries can slow down their growth and promote diseases and pests. Find out below which plants beets get along well with.
Which plants are good neighbors for beetroot?
Good neighbors for beets are savory, dill, nasturtiums, coriander, caraway, garlic, garden cress, cucumbers, cabbage, kohlrabi, parsnips, lettuce, sunflowers, zucchini and onions. Avoid parsley, potatoes, leeks, chard, corn, spinach, runner beans and tomatoes as neighbors.
Beetroot in a good neighborhood
Beetroot is a medium-feeder and as such is compatible with both heavy and weak eaters. In addition, due to its relatively low height, beetroot can be combined with both low-growing and tall plants.
Tip
Make sure that the beetroot gets enough sun and is not completely in the shade of its neighbors.
Combine beetroot with herbs
Herbs are easy to care for, smell delicious and enhance boring dishes. They also often keep pests and mosquitoes away.
Beetroot goes particularly well with these herbs:
- Savory
- Dill
- Nasturtium
- Coriander
- Caraway
Excursus
The insider tip: garlic
Garlic is not only beneficial in our kitchen; in the garden bed it keeps unwanted guests away. Garlic prevents lice infestation and is also spurned by the dreaded vole. Even fungal diseases avoid the strong-smelling tuber.
More good neighbors for beetroot
But beetroot cannot only be combined with herbs or garlic. The following vegetables also prove to be good mixed cultures for beetroot:
- Garden cress
- Cucumbers
- cabbage
- Kohlrabi
- Parsnips
- Salad
- Sunflowers
- Zucchini
- Onions
Combine beetroot optimally
To get the most out of good neighbors, you should alternate between sowing beetroot and your chosen neighbor. Another option is to surround the beetroot with a frame of herbs. It looks pretty and also keeps voracious pests away.
Bad neighbors for the beetroot
Like us humans, some vegetables don't get along well with each other. Therefore, you should not plant beetroot in a bed with the following plants:
- parsley
- Potatoes
- Leek
- Chard
- Corn
- Spinach
- pole beans
- Tomatoes
