Don't Plant Together

When growing any vegetable crop, nearby plants can affect yields by competing for the same nutrients, so try to avoid the following combinations.

• Spring onions and shallots avoid peas, beans and parsley
• Leeks avoid peas and beans
• Coriander avoid fennel
• Lettuce avoid celery, brassicas and parsley
• Spinach beet, chard and spinach avoid beans
• Beetroot avoid beans
• Carrots avoid parsnips, radishes and dill
• Peas avoid onions and potatoes
• Beans (runner, broad and French) avoid tomatoes, peppers, onions, brassicas and beetroot