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Green Beans

Vegetable Phaseolus vulgaris

Warm-season legume grown for edible pods or seeds.

When to Plant Green Beans

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Strong companions

Sweet Corn icon Sweet Corn
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Acorn Squash icon Acorn Squash
Severity: medium
Soil support
Butternut Squash icon Butternut Squash
Severity: medium
Soil support
Cantaloupe icon Cantaloupe
Severity: medium
Soil support
Cucumbers icon Cucumbers
Severity: medium
Soil support
Honeydew icon Honeydew
Severity: medium
Soil support
Pickling Cucumbers icon Pickling Cucumbers
Severity: medium
Soil support
Pumpkins icon Pumpkins
Severity: medium
Soil support
Watermelon icon Watermelon
Severity: medium
Soil support
Winter Squash (General) icon Winter Squash (General)
Severity: medium
Soil support
Yellow Squash icon Yellow Squash
Severity: medium
Soil support
Zucchini icon Zucchini
Severity: medium
Soil support

Pest-control pairings

Borage
Severity: medium
Reduces pest pressure
Calendula
Severity: medium
Reduces pest pressure
Cosmos
Severity: medium
Reduces pest pressure
Lavender icon Lavender
Severity: medium
Reduces pest pressure
Marigolds icon Marigolds
Severity: medium
Reduces pest pressure
Nasturtiums
Severity: medium
Reduces pest pressure
Sunflowers icon Sunflowers
Severity: medium
Reduces pest pressure
Zinnias
Severity: medium
Reduces pest pressure

Avoid planting with

Chives icon Chives
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Chives icon Chives
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Garlic icon Garlic
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Garlic icon Garlic
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Leeks icon Leeks
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Leeks icon Leeks
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Onions icon Onions
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Onions icon Onions
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Scallions icon Scallions
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Scallions icon Scallions
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Shallots
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Shallots
Severity: high
Inhibits legumes
Fennel icon Fennel
Severity: medium
Isolate fennel
Fennel icon Fennel
Severity: medium
Isolate fennel
Mint icon Mint
Severity: medium
Aggressive spreader
Mint icon Mint
Severity: medium
Aggressive spreader