While you're at it, add some basil to this companion ... carrot flies. Both carrots and onions grow better in a raised bed of ...

Instead, plant beans with carrots or cucumbers. Carrots help loosen the soil, benefiting the bean roots, while cucumbers grow well alongside beans, sharing similar soil and water needs.

Plant carrots and leeks together on the allotment or vegetable patch to protect against a number of pests. Leeks repel carrot fly and carrots repel onion fly and leek moth. Make sure companion ...