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Basil
Planted with tomatoes will improve growth and flavour. Basil can be helpful in repelling thrips, flies and mosquitoes. Great deterrent against fruit fly in tomatoes
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Beet
Good for adding minerals to the soil. Beet leaves contain 25% magnesium. Plant with lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and onions
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Carrots
Thrive with onions. Tomatoes grow better with carrots, but it can stunt the carrots growth.
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Coriander
Repels aphids, spider mites and potato beetle
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Dahlia
Repels nematodes
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Dill
Improves the growth and health of cabbage. Lettuce thrives with it. Do not plant near carrots. Repels aphids and spider mites. Attracts hoverflies and predatory wasps
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Eggplant
Loves beans and marigolds
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Leek
ImproveS the growth of carrots, celery and onions.
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Lettuce
Planted next to cabbages will deter cabbage moth
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Marigolds
Great pest deterrent. Keeps soil free of bad nematodes and encourages many insects. Must be the scented variety of marigold to work.
French marigolds help deter whiteflies when planted around tomatoes
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Marjoram
Improves the flavour of vegetables and herbs. A great inclusion in your vegetable and herb garden
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Mint
Deters white cabbage moths, ants, rodents, fleas and aphids. Improves the health of tomatoes and cabbage. Plant near lettuce to repel slugs.
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Nasturtium
Deters aphids and pests of cucumbers. The best plant for attracting perdatory insects away from other plants.
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Parsley
Plant among tomatoes. Increase the fragrance of roses when planted around their base
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Peas
Fixes nitrogen in the soil. Plant next to corn, as corn loves nitrogen
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Peppers
Chilli peppers have root exudates that prevent root rot.
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Petunia
Repels asparagus beetle, tomato worms, certain aphids. The leaves can be used in a tea to make a bug spray. Attracts pest away from roses and grape vines.
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Pumpkins
Love corn and marigolds
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Radish
Plant with squash and corn to protect against borer. Let some go to seed
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Rosemary
Repels cabbage moths, bean bettle and carrot fly
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Squash
Love corn and marigold. Plant together to get excellent harvest results.
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Sunflower
With corn to increase the yield. Ants herd aphids onto sunflowers, keeping them off neighbouring plants.
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Thyme
Deters cabbage worms and white fly
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