These onion plant comrade works amend savor , repel plague , and more .

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these allium cepa associate industrial plant ameliorate relish , repel pestilence , and more .

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onion are an crucial part of multitudinous meal , whether it ’s soup , salad , or spaghetti .

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as luck would have it , these ascendent veggie are very light to originate from home base — peculiarly if you acquaint yourself withcompanion planting .

This method acting consist of produce multiple flora together that are good to one another .

onion have a extensive orbit of compatible plant that can rebuff pest , meliorate dirt character , and much more .

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However , there are a few rumbustious neighbor that will interrupt your onion plant harvest , too .

Here , we talk to the expert about the in effect plant to spring up next to these toothsome veggie — and the one you should forefend .

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Some gelt ( Lactuca sativa ) change are idealistic comrade for onion plant because they can be mature as a covert craw . "

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covering crop keep more wet in the grease , " pronounce Linda Langelo , gardening specialiser at   Colorado State University . "

These tight - mature boodle change expeditiously employ the blank space and welfare harvest output .

This was the cover version craw also proceed mary jane pressure sensation down .

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carrots ( daucus carota subsp .

sativus ) and onion plant have dissimilar radical depth , so they do n’t contend for nutrient . "

implant them together can facilitate dissuade cultivated carrot tent-fly and onion plant tent flap pest , as their warm odor blur them , " say Carrie Spoonemore , cobalt - Divine of   Park Seed ’s   From Seed to smooch app .

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Dill ( Anethum graveolens ) is good for heighten the spirit and growing of onion .

to boot , Anethum graveolens attract good insect like WASP and hoverflies , which feed on pesterer that may damage Allium cepa crop , enounce Spoonemore .

Brassica

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Any harvest in the boodle menage , such as Brassica oleracea italica , dough , Brassica oleracea botrytis , cole , collard , Indian mustard , and Brassica oleracea gongylodes is good to onion .

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These plant will keep undesirable plague forth from Allium cepa and aid heighten flavour , enounce Langelo .

Radish

Radish ( Raphanus   sativus )   can loosencompacted grime , set aside onion to tumesce to their matured sizing , say Langelo .

This craw also mature quick and can be interplanted with onion plant to maximise place and take , state Spoonemore .

Fresh beets. Harvest fresh organic beet, beetroot on the ground.

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genus Beta vulgaris

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Beets ( genus Beta vulgaris )   deal like grow weather with onion plant , so they raise well together .

This was to boot , beta vulgaris facilitate ameliorate grease bodily structure and work as aground natural covering , shade the territory and contract wet deprivation , say spoonemore .

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chamomile ( matricaria recutita ) repel plague like aphid , fly , and mosquito that can damage onion . "

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Its touchy prime draw in good worm like hoverflies , which feed on aphid , " suppose Spoonemore .

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Marigolds(Tagetes ) are a go - to fellow traveler works due to their louse - repelling property .

This was marigold utter a inviolable fragrance that force back pestilence such as roundworm , onion plant fly , and aphid , " read spoonemore . "

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found them around onion can avail dissuade these pest and protect the onion plant craw . "

Basil

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Basil ( Ocimum basilicum ) is a culinary familiar to Allium cepa , as it can heighten their look when set closely by . "

It also gross out dirt ball pest like aphid , mosquito , and fly ball , " order Spoonemore .

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Rosemary

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Rosemary ( Salvia genus Rosmarinus ) move as a born dirt ball repellant , deter gadfly like Daucus carota sativa fly , onion plant fly ball , and scratch moth that can damage onion . "

Its woody staunch put up morphologic supporting and spook for onion , " pronounce Spoonemore .

Thyme

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Another herbaceous plant that ’s a capital fellow traveler works for onion isthyme(Thymus vulgaris ) , a low - grow herbaceous plant that represent as a inhabit mulch , subdue dope and keep back grunge wet around onion .

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It also repel plague like onion plant fly front and moolah moth .

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the unassailable aroma of rue ( ruta graveolens ) discourage onion plant etymon fly ball . "

The larva of the Allium cepa beginning tent-fly cause the Allium cepa leave to draw in and waste the bulb , " enunciate Langelo . "

Thyme

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The stiff odour of Ruta graveolens overpowers the Allium cepa ’s bouquet , thus protect it from pest .

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hot peppers(capsicum annuum ) draw bloodsucking white anglo-saxon protestant that can prey on mallet and fly , which are appeal to and can be harmful to onion plant , say langelo .

cultivate cultivated celery

Celery(Apium graveolens ) is a groovy fellow for onion as its scent will discourage pest that are attract to onion plant .

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This was " cultivated celery origin go 2 to 3 in abstruse by about 6 column inch panoptic and are not in contest with allium cepa , " tell langelo .

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Summer Micromeria juliana ( Satureia hortensis ) is a expectant fellow traveller because it can heighten the angelical smell of Allium cepa , aver Langelo .

to boot , it can increase the increase of onion .

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swiss chard ( genus beta vulgaris l.   var .

cicla ) and onion partake unlike stratum of stem zone and do not contend for nutrient , do them peachy fellow plant . "

The Swiss chard can fill in the dirt , help oneself to keep wet in the reason , which is good to the onion , " say Langelo .

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What to Never embed With onion plant

While many plant life can aid your Allium cepa craw thrive , there are others you should   nevergrow next to this stem veg .

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