I love to harvest onions. They smell warm and onion-y, and since I am pretty much willing to throw them into anything, they are always a welcome harvest. Onions are super duper easy to grow, but I like to use companion planting anyway. Mostly, onions provide protection for other plants {the smell masks the presence of other plants, which tricks pests into thinking it’s not worth stopping off for a bite to eat}. There are a couple of plants, though that onions do well with. I’ve come up with a handy dandy list of companion plants for onions, because, as I’ve mentioned before, lists are awesome.
- Lettuce. Lettuce has a different root depth than onions, so it won’t compete for underground soil space if it is planted together.
- Carrots. Again, carrots have different depths than onions, so they do well in tight quarters.
- Cabbage. Anything in the cabbage family {Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, etc.} all do well WITH onion.
- Chamomile. Chamomile improves the flavor of onions.
- Summer Savory. Like Chamomile, savory is rumored to improve the flavor of onions.
- Strawberries. Strawberries really benefit more from onions. Onions help strawberries fight off disease.
- Leeks. Leeks can confuse onion flies–and therefore deter them.
Do you grow onions? Do you use companion planting when you do?
~Mavis
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Ann Carpenter says
When you companion plant do you MIX the seeds? layer the seeds? reseed when one has started to grow? Sorry I ma asking what may seem stupid questions but I have never heard of this except to maybe plant marigolds around the garden to deter pests.