companion planting

[Dozeynoo]

I have Bob Flowerdew's book on companion planting. Its very interesting but taking me an age to read. So what combinations work for you? Is there a quick lookup chart somewhere?

I had the carrots between the garlic and shallots last year which seemed to work, only slug damage. Planted some poached egg plant but by the time I finally got some to germinated it was almost the end of the growing season.

Am new to companion planting, but I have read that tomatoes grow very well when planted near marigolds and have fewer pests. Plan to try it out this year.

Did it a bit last year, but have a quick look chart at home. Will type it up later when I get back (at work at the mo). Bascially onions/shallots/garlic work well with carrots, marigolds are good with aubergines and pepers erm......carrots and peas I think. Anyway, will come back about 6ish and type it up for you.
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Right here goes

Asparagus - basil, Parsley, tomatoes
Aubergine - beans, Maragold
Basil - Pepper, tomatoes, marigold
Broad Beans - brassicas, carrots, cucumbers, herbs
French Beans - Cucumbers, potatoes, pumpkins, sweetcorn
Runner Beans - Pumpkins, sweetcorn,
Cabbage - celery, onions, garlic, peas, spinach
Carrots - Chives, leeks, lettuce, onions, peas, sage, tomatoes
Celery - Beans, onions, cabbage
Melons - Beans, nasturtium, peas, sweetcorn, sunflowers
Leeks - Carrots and onion
Lettuce - Carrot, radish, strawberry, cucumber
Onions/garlic - Beets, carrots, lettuce, cabbage
Parsley - Asparagus and tomatoe
Pea - Beans, carrots, cucumber, radish, sweetcorn, turnips
Peppers - Basil
Potato - Beans, cabbage, marigolds, cucmbers, sweetcorn
Pumpkin - sweetcorn, marigolds, nasturtium,
Tomatoes - Asparagus, basil, cabbage, carrots, onions/garlic marigolds, parsley
Turnips/swede - Peas

Hope this helps - it worked for me last year, especially the carrots and leeks but whether that was the companion planting or just basic good luck, who knows. Am doing it again this year on a larger scale, so will keep you posted.