Companion Planting

Apparently there are differing views on whether companion planting really helps a garden; I'm trying it to see. It sure does take a lot of research and time to figure out what is good to plant where, and what has to be kept far away from other plants.

Nasturtium is a great companion to many veggies but it spreads...perhaps an underground container?

Some fast tips--please comment if this is incorrect information!

Plant these together:

Cucumbers, corn and beans

Eggplant, peppers, beans, peas, thyme, and marigold

Corn, beans, pumpkin

Plant garlic underneath a peach tree

Dill, cucumbers, celery, onion, potato (put horseradish nearby), bush beans, broccoli, nasturtium (flowers are edible)

strawberries, comfrey, thyme, lettuce, borage, peas, bush bean, corn, onion, dill, beets (they like onion and lettuce as neighbors), marigolds, nasturtium

tomatoes, basil



Some warnings I've come across:

*Keep Dill AWAY from tomatoes

*Do not plant potatoes where you've ever had tomatoes

*keep corn 20 feet AWAY from tomato and celery (guess it's good to know I can give up on my corn ventures...that is more space than I have in full sun unless I want corn in my front yard.)

Companion Planting Link: http://www.ghorganics.com/page2.html

I've also used the Ask site and Gardening for Dummies, but it doesn't get in to companion planting really