it’s possible for you to maximize every square inch of your garden by choosing the rightcompanion plantsfor beets.
Fewer pests, more crops?
It’s a win-win.
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What is Companion Planting?
Their counterparts will grow well in the same conditions.
From carrots to catnip, here are the 17 best companion plants for beets.
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Catnip also blooms from spring to fall, attracting pollinators.
Tall Brussels will grow over the shorter beets, each holding their place in the cool weather harvest.
However, radishes are also smaller, which lets the two grow comfortably in the same plot.
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Its flowers will distract pests, including aphids, and prevent them infesting your root vegetables.
These friendly flowers will attract lacewings, which will then feed on invasive pests like aphids.
These two veggies happily meet in the middle, both drawing what they need from the soil.
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Bush beans release nitrogen into the soil, which will make beets taste naturally sweeter.
Plus, both plants are easy to grow.
Lettuce has shallow roots, while beets, as a root vegetable, venture deep below the surface.
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Both are ideally planted in either early spring or early fall, providing a spring or fall harvest.
Where beets don’t need much calcium, kohlrabi will be happy to take it.
But they also have another advantagecauliflower’s shallow roots won’t compete with beets extending deep into the ground.
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Rabbits detest the scent of sage, so they’ll stay away if it’s in the area.
Plant it next to your beets for an herbal rabbit fence.
Tomatoes
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What are summer’s favorite tomatoes and cool weather-loving beets doing together?
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Tomatoes can actually help beets last into the summer when they’re planted together.
Tall-growing tomatoes will help shade the beets, giving them a respite from summer’s hot sun.
Beets and carrots are both compact root vegetables that grow happily next to each other.
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you could even try them in a container if you’re short on space.
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