Companion Planting: Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Spacing: 1 per square foot. Mature height: 1.5-2 ft.

Plant these nearby

• Bush Beans: Beans fix nitrogen that heavy-feeding potatoes use.

Keep these apart

• Tomato: Same nightshade family. Shares pests and blight susceptibility.

Common pairings, answered directly

Can I plant potato next to bush beans?

Yes. Beans fix nitrogen that heavy-feeding potatoes use.

Can I plant potato next to tomato?

Better not to. Same nightshade family. Shares pests and blight susceptibility.

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Companion planting for Potato: which plants to grow next to it, which to keep apart, and the reason behind each pairing.

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