This is a post in the Zone 9 Companion Planting series
This companion planting guide focuses on beans and all legumes; all their companion planting attributes are very similar.
Beans Help:
- Corn (3 sisters)
- Most Leafy Greens
- Carrots
- Strawberries
- Cucumbers
- Dill
Beans are helped by:
- Eggplant
Avoid when planting beans:
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Onions
- Garlic
- Cabbage
- Broccoli
- Beets
Notes:
- Beans help many plants because the fix nitrogen into the soil allowing plants to grow lush greenery. They can however provide to much nitrogen for plants such as tomatoes and peppers.
- Other than Tomatoes and Peppers everything on the avoid list stunts the growth of beans and all other legumes.
