Some great companion plants for garlic include cabbage, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, spinach, beets, and chamomile. These plants complement each other's growth and help deter pests.
Garlic is a great companion for tomato plants because it can discourage spider mites when planted beside tomato plants. These strongly scented plants can also repel common flying pest insects.
We use buckwheat before garlic. It will deter weed growth and add lots of organic matter to the soil. Planted early enough in the spring it is possible to get two crops out of one seeding. Simply let the buckwheat go to seed and mature fully and knock it down and work it lightly into the soil.
The right companion plants for zucchini and summer squash need to have some qualities. They can't compete for nutrients with your crops, have the right size and shape, attract the right insects and repel pests. Garlic, herbs and leaf vegetables are fine, for example, while pumpkins and potatoes are not.
What shouldn't you plant next to garlic? Beans, peas, parsley, asparagus and sage are all incompatible for growing with garlic.
Avoid planting zucchini and summer squash with all other vining plants which include cucumbers and sweet potatoes as well as pumpkins, winter squashes, and melons.
It is not mandatory that you soak garlic before planting. In fact, there are plenty of successful garlic growers that do not do this step and plant the cloves right into the ground and have a wonderful garlic crop.
Although it seems silly, this simple garden trick really works. The baking soda absorbs into the soil and lowers its acidity levels giving you tomatoes that are more sweet than tart.
Use garlic to deter slugs
A home-made garlic spray can be effective in deterring slugs and snails from your plants, but only if you spray your plants regularly. Take two full bulbs of garlic and add them a saucepan containing two litres of water.
Garlic is naturally rich in sulphur which is toxic to a range of leaf sucking and chewing pests such as aphids, whitefly and looper caterpillars (that feed on cabbages).
Vegetable companion plants 'You should plant garlic near vegetables, like beets, potatoes, carrots, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower, and broccoli,' says Cristian. This is because garlic repels many of their predators.
Garlic can act as a “barrier plant” against aphids. Plant garlic between the rows of your lettuce crop to deter aphids from getting to your lettuce leaves.
Baking soda is considered a "significant killer" of bacterial suspensions and has been shown to significantly decrease the number of viable bacterial cells. This mixture provides a nutritional boost for our garlic and acts as an effective at killing bacteria and mold that might be hidden on the garlic cloves.
The best soil for growing seed garlic is sandy loam that is well-drained. If you your soil is clay and tends to have drainage problems, you can plant in raised rows, raised beds (at least 12 inches deep) or even large pots. It is best to get your soil amended with compost and fertilizer before planting.
Other alliums Garlic is a member of the allium family and should not be planted alongside any other members of the same family (including onions and leeks) as this may encourage onion maggots - not something you want in your kitchen garden ideas if it can be avoided.
Underplanting fruit trees with garlic helps the tree repel pests such as fruit tree bore, aphids and mites. It is also thought that the tree roots absorb sulfur produced by the garlic, making the tree more resistant to fungus, mold and black spot. Consider planting garlic under your fruit tree this fall.
Vegetables as potato companion plants
Among the good potato companion plants are crops in the cabbage family. Growing broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale, which all have shallow root systems, means they won't compete for the space or nutrients that deep-rooted potatoes will need.