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Garlic Chives Companion Planting
Allium tuberosum
Allium (Amaryllidaceae) -- both season
1 beneficial companion
1 antagonistic relationship
Good Companions for Garlic Chives
CarrotDaucus carota subsp. sativus
BeneficialPest SuppressionSupported
Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) emit allyl sulfide compounds that deter carrot fly. Functions identically to regular chives and garlic for Apiaceae pest suppression.
Garlic chives are perennial -- plant as a permanent border near carrot beds.
Sources
- Volatile compounds from Allium spp. affecting insect behavior -- Phytochemistry (2004)
Crops to Avoid Near Garlic Chives
Bush BeanPhaseolus vulgaris
AntagonisticAllelopathySupported
Garlic chives produce the same organosulfur compounds as other alliums that inhibit Rhizobium nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legume root nodules.
Same allium-legume antagonism. Keep garlic chives away from beans and peas.
Sources
- Allelopathic effects of Allium species on legume Rhizobium symbiosis -- Plant and Soil (1996)