| HERB |
COMPANION FOR |
PESTS REPELLED |
INCOMPATIBILITIES |
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Allium or Onion Family |
vegetables, fruit trees |
aphids, carrot flies, moles, tree borers, and weevils |
peas and beans |
| Angelica |
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Dill |
| Basil |
Tomatoes |
Flies, Mosquitoes |
Rue |
| Bay leaves |
beans or grains |
weevils and moths |
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| Borage |
Tomatoes, Squash, Strawberries |
Tomato Worm |
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| Caper Spurge or Mole Plant |
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Moles and Mice |
poisonous, irritant milky sap |
| Caraway |
Good for loosening the soil. |
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Avoid Dill |
| Castor Oil Plant |
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Moles |
seeds extremely poisonous |
| Catnip |
Aubergine |
Flea Beetle, Ants |
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| Chamomile |
Cabbage, Onion |
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| Coriander |
all vegetables |
Aphids |
attracts Bees |
| Chervil |
Radish |
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| Chives |
Carrots |
Root Flies |
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| Dill |
Cabbage |
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Carrots and Caraway |
| Fennel |
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Most plants |
| Feverfew |
Roses |
attracts Aphids away |
seeds freely |
| Garlic |
Roses, Raspberries |
Aphids |
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| Henbit |
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General Insect Repellent |
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| Hyssop |
Cabbage, Grapes |
Cabbage White Butterflies |
Dislikes Radishes |
| Lavender |
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Moths - make sachet with southernwood, wormwood and rosemary, use in doors |
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| Marigolds or Tagetes |
Good companion to most plants |
Nematodes, Aphids and others |
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| Mexican marigold |
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Good insect repellant, inhibits ground-elder and some other weeds |
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| Mint |
Cabbage, Tomatoes |
Cabbage White Butterflies, Aphids, Flea Beetles |
invasive roots |
| Mustard |
cabbage, cauliflower, radish, brussel sprouts, turnips, and kohlrabi |
a trap crop to attract many insect pests |
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| Nasturtium |
Radishes, Cabbage, Squashes and Pumpkims, fruit trees |
Aphids, Squash Bugs, Striped Pumpkin Beetle |
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| Oregano |
Brassicas |
Cabbage Butterflies |
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| Pennyroyal |
Roses |
Flies, Mosquitoes, Fleas, others |
invasive roots |
| Petunia |
Beans |
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| Pot Marigold |
Tomatoes |
Tomato Worm, Asparagus Beetles, Whitefly |
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| Pyrethrums |
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Dried flower heads make an insecticide. |
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| Rosemary |
Cabbage, Beans, Carrots, Sage |
Cabbage Butterflies, Bean Beetle, Carrot Fly |
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| Rue |
Roses and Raspberries |
Japanese Beetles |
Dislikes Sweet Basil |
| Sage |
Rosemary, Cabbage, Carrots |
Cabbage Moth, Carrot Fly, Flea Beetle, Slugs |
Dislikes Cucumbers |
| Southernwood |
Cabbages |
Cabbage Butterflies |
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| Summer Savory |
Beans |
Bean Beetles |
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| Tansy |
Fruit Trees, Roses, Raspberries |
Flying Insects, Japanese Beetles, Striped Cucumber Beetles, Squash Bugs, Ants, Flies |
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| Thyme |
Cabbage |
Cabbage Worm |
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| Wormwood or absinthium |
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Moths, Slugs, Carrot Fly. Plant at boundaries to keep animals out of the garden. |
Fresh material will stunt growth of young plants, use dried sprigs |
| Yarrow |
Plant near aromatic herbs to enhance production of essential oils. |
Attracts Hover Flies and their larvae prey on Aphids |
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