Companion planting hub

Companion Planting Guilds for Productive Vegetable Gardens

Use proven plant guilds to combine support crops, herbs, flowers, living mulch, and pollinator plants around the vegetables people are already searching for.

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Start with a crop

Choose tomatoes, corn/beans/squash, herbs, or salad greens as the anchor.

Add useful partners

Layer pest-confusing flowers, pollinator plants, groundcovers, and harvest companions.

Plant the layout

Use spacing, timing, and maintenance notes instead of vague companion-plant lists.

Priority guides

Best plant guilds to build first

Browse plant care guides
beginner Zones 3-9 3 plants

Three Sisters Guild

An ancient Native American companion planting system combining corn, beans, and squash for mutual benefit and maximum yield.

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Open planting plan

Includes

  • Maximizes space through vertical growing
  • Provides complete protein when eaten together
  • Improves soil fertility naturally
  • Reduces pest pressure
beginner Zones 3-10 6 plants

Mediterranean Tomato Guild

A classic companion planting combination that enhances flavor, repels pests, and creates a productive mini-ecosystem.

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Open planting plan

Includes

  • Natural pest deterrence
  • Improved pollination
  • Enhanced flavor in tomatoes and basil
  • Efficient use of garden space
advanced Zones 4-8 6 plants

Perennial Food Forest Guild

A diverse, self-sustaining ecosystem that mimics natural forest layers to produce food with minimal maintenance.

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Open planting plan

Includes

  • Long-term food production
  • Builds soil fertility naturally
  • Creates wildlife habitat
  • Minimal maintenance once established
beginner Zones 2-9 6 plants

Salad Garden Guild

A cool-season guild designed for continuous salad harvests with complementary plants that deter pests and improve flavor.

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Open planting plan

Includes

  • Quick harvests in 30-60 days
  • Natural pest deterrence
  • Succession planting opportunities
  • Suitable for small spaces
intermediate Zones 3-10 8 plants

Herb Spiral Guild

A permaculture design that creates multiple microclimates in a small space, perfect for growing diverse herbs with different needs.

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Open planting plan

Includes

  • Multiple microclimates in minimal space
  • Excellent drainage for Mediterranean herbs
  • Easy harvesting access
  • Attractive landscape feature

Internal-link cluster

Next: connect guilds to crop and season guides

These guild pages now point searchers toward crop guides, microclimate planning, and seasonal planting pages so Google can understand the companion-planting cluster.