Planting plants that do well together near each other. Here are some:

• Marigolds around tomato and pepper plants. * Asparagus and parsley. * Beans with potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, kohlrabi, spinach, strawberries. * Basil near tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers. * Carrots near beats, radishes. * Slow thistle with lettuce. * Corn to shade cucumbers. * Mustard near cabbage and cauliflower. * One spinach plant per four Bibb lettuce plants. Some combinations to avoid (opponents):
• Dill with carrots. * Apple trees with potato seedlings. * Beans or peas near garlic, onions or shallots. * Wormwood with anything; eucalyptus with anything.