Companion planting
Friendly neighbors and a few combinations to give extra space. Pairs with What can I grow? when you are sketching beds. For fallow gaps and soil recovery, see cover crops.
Type
Crop focus
Benefit
- Carrot & onion familyPair
Carrots · Onions or leeks
Onion scent can help mask carrot rows from carrot rust fly in backyard scales; different root depths reduce direct competition.
- Chives & carrotsPair
Chives · Carrots
Low allium scent along a carrot row is easy to tuck in; perennial chives need a permanent edge so you do not disturb carrot roots yearly.