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Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Tue May 24, 2016 12:36 am

Can I plant green peppers next to onions? What about green peppers near potatoes? I am planting less this year but again seem to have used up most of the space already.

Maximus · Post by **Maximus** » Tue May 24, 2016 7:56 am

My understanding and I am by no means a horticulturist, but if they are the same family they are good to go. Personally I have never even given it a thought. I just plant and so far so good.

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Tue May 24, 2016 9:06 am

Which variety of potatoes are you planting? I have two favourites, purple viking and Superior.

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Wed May 25, 2016 9:36 am

I sow Pontiac red potatoes because they were developed in this area and so yield the most per hill for me. The draw back is they usually go soft in March where the whites stay firm until now but only give me half the yield. I have grown the purple potatoes over the last two years and I like them but the yield is terrible and they are too small.

I was wondering about planting because some things like snow peas say to keep them away from onions and potatoes etc.

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed May 25, 2016 10:51 am

I've never heard of keeping peas away from onions and potatoes.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Wed May 25, 2016 11:14 am

I do a four year rotation, (have done for years)
there are 4 main "family" groups that should be planted in succession, no problem if they aren't but this is pretty beneficial to all.
# 1 Legumes, beans, peas
# 2 Onions, garlic, shallots,
# 3 Tomatoes, peppers, celery, carrots, parsnips, potatoes.
# 4 cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabis, turnips, radishes, brussel sprouts.
Peas bring in nitrogen, are done by September when garlic gets planted and so on.....
I do have an extra bed for potatoes, but that is always struggle, because the are the same family as tomatoes, so shouldn't realy be planted in succession, to keep both healthy.

Post by **WLLady** » Wed May 25, 2016 11:42 am

if you are into companion planting onions go well with garlic, but don't plant near carrots because the carrot maggot is the young form of the onion thrip....and if you get maggots in the carrots you'll get thrips in your onions....LOL
Peppers grow really well beside tomatoes, and lettuce
tomatoes can share the same space with carrots, literally plant the carrots around the base of the tomatoes...they do well.
i wouldn't put onions and potatoes together since they are both underground, but corn with potatoes works (with extra fertilizer because corn is a heavy feeder)
onions i tend to just put need like stuff-garlic, shallots, chives, leeks.....but with that said last year i had 4 rows of onions between 2 rows of beans, and everything did just fine....

Doug The Chickenman · Post by **Doug The Chickenman** » Wed May 25, 2016 12:19 pm

This is the book that my wife follows amongst others and is very good for the companion planting info.
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/bo ... e&ikwidx=0

Post by **Killerbunny** » Thu May 26, 2016 7:41 am

I have a UK book which does good rotations etc. When we moved here got a good laugh out of the growing section which says plant your peas in February!

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Thu May 26, 2016 8:10 am

im doing a few 3 sisters gardens. corn, pole beans and squash. first time doing it and im a terrible gardener, wish me luck. HAHA!