🧄 Garlic companion plants
Garlic is planted in autumn and harvested the next summer. Its sulfur compounds make it a natural pest deterrent.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Moderate; stop watering 2–3 weeks before harvest
- Spacing
- 10–15 cm (4–6 in)
- Harvest
- 8–9 months from autumn planting
Good companions for garlic
- 🍅 Tomato
Helps repel aphids and spider mites.
- 🫑 Pepper
Deters aphids around peppers.
- 🥕 Carrot
Helps mask carrots from carrot rust fly.
- 🥬 Cabbage
Deters cabbage worms and aphids.
- 🍓 Strawberry
Can help protect strawberries from pests.