Companion plants for African Marigold
Tagetes erectaflower
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Alfalfa
- Alfalfa fixes nitrogen in the soil that African Marigold feeds on
- African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Alfalfa
- Excellent pair
- African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Chickpea
- Chickpea fixes nitrogen in the soil that African Marigold feeds on
- African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Chickpea
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around African Marigold β no account needed.
Also works well
- Achocha
- Ambrosia melon
- Armenian cucumber
- Arum Lily, Calla Lily
- avens
- Baby's Breath
- Barrenwort
- Bear's breeches
- Beetroot
- Bowman's root
- Boysenberry
- Brown Mustard
- Buchii Lavender
- Bugloss
- Buttercup
- Canary Island lavender
- Candytuft
- Canterbury bells
- Casaba melon
- Charleston Gray melon
- Chesnok Red Garlic
- Chilli Pepper
- Christiana Lavender
- Clove Currant
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit African Marigold
White Sage releases compounds that inhibit African Marigold
