How to Use Beets as a Companion Plant

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Beets may not be the most popular plant to add to your garden, but if you try companion planting with beets, you may be pleasantly surprised at the results. Companion planting aids in soil regeneration and pest control and you should try it in your garden. Here is how to use beets as a companion plant.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Beet plants or seeds
A garden or planting area

Step1

Thin your beet seedlings when they come up, because they tend to come up in clumps. Thin them to about two inches apart for the best results. You can enjoy the thinned sprouts in salads and harvest the beets when they are small for best results.

Step2

Plant beets with cabbage, or cabbage-related plants, onions or kohlrabi. Mints and/or catnip combined with beets can help control flea beetles. You can plant your beets in between other companion crops, because beets can take some shade from taller neighbors.

Step3

Avoid planting beets near pole beans or field mustard; they do not seem to get along too well.

Step4

Know that beets can't take thick, heavy soil; it should be loose and free of rocks. They can take some shade, however.