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Which plants grow well together?

Q: How do I see a plant’s good and bad neighbours?

Open the plant in the Plant Library and tap the Companions tab. You’ll see Good Companions in green and Avoid Planting With in red — each with a one-line reason.

Q: Can the AI plan around good neighbours?

Yes. In the AI Garden Planner, pick Companion Focused and it fills the bed with as many good pairs as it can.

Some plants help their neighbours. Some hold them back. EdenVatika knows over 900 good pairings and 250+ to avoid — and shows you, right while you plan, with a plain reason for each.

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Tap a plant to pair it

✓ good with it ✕ keep apart

While you plan

Pick a plant. Its good and bad neighbours light up.

In the Garden Designer, you don’t have to look anything up. Pick a plant and the plants already in your bed show you what they think of it.

Green outline with ✓ — a good neighbour.
Amber ✕ — better kept apart.
The plant list carries the same ✓ and ✕, so you can see the best choices before you even pick.

Select plants

🍅TomatoSELECTED

🌿Basil✓

🫘Beans✕

🥬Lettuce✓

The list compares every plant with what’s already in the bed. Beans get ✕ here because there’s onion in it.

Your bed, while Tomato is picked

🌿✓ 🌼✓ 🥔✕ tap 🧅✓ 🥕✓ 🌽✕

Green = good neighbour
Amber = keep apart

Always a reason

Not just “yes” or “no” — the reason why.

Every plant in the Plant Library has a Companions tab: who it likes, who it doesn’t, and one short line saying why.

“Marigold — repels nematodes and aphids.” “Potato — share blight and pest problems.” Easy to remember, easy to act on.

The Companions tab for Tomato in EdenVatika: Good Companions — Basil, Onion, Parsley, Garlic, Borage, Marigold, Nasturtium, each with a reason; Avoid Planting With — Cabbage, Fennel, Potato, Corn, Brussels Sprouts, Kohlrabi, each with a reason

Sharing a pot

Two plants, one pot? It checks first.

Sharing soil is harder than sharing a bed. So when you add a second plant to a pot, EdenVatika checks two things: do they get along, and do they want the same watering?

If not, it asks you to check this pairing. Know better? Tap Add anyway.

Big plants like tomatoes and squash can share a pot only with herbs.
A dry-soil herb and a thirsty one get flagged — one pot can only be watered one way.

🌱

Check this pairing

Rosemary wants dry soil and Basil wants steady moisture — one pot can only be watered one way. Add it anyway?

CancelAdd anyway

🌱

Check this pairing

Fennel and Pepper shouldn’t share soil — they compete in the same pot. Add it anyway?

⚠️Tomato needs the root space — only herbs can share with it

Clash alertPro

Planted two enemies too close? You’ll know straight away.

With Pro, EdenVatika watches the whole bed. If two plants that don’t get along end up within about 4 feet of each other, both get a red outline and a banner says exactly why.

Move one far enough away and the alert clears on its own. Planted far apart? No alert — distance is part of the rule.

The EdenVatika Garden Designer with an Incompatible Plants Detected banner: Tomato and Potato — share blight and pest problems; Tomato and Fennel — inhibits tomato growth; Carrot and Fennel — allelopathic, inhibits root development; Fennel and Lettuce — inhibits growth of most garden plants. Below, a 4×4 bed with red-outlined clashing plants and green-outlined good neighbours

Let the AI do itPro

Want a bed full of good neighbours? One tap.

The AI Garden Planner has a Companion Focused mode. It fills your bed with as many good pairs as it can, keeps clashing plants apart, and still respects spacing and your season.

Planning mode

Balanced Layout

Equal distribution

Maximum Yield

High-yield crops get more space

Low Maintenance

Easy crops only

Companion Focused

Maximize companion pairs

Getting started

Three steps to happier neighbours

1
Pick a plant

In the Garden Designer, or open its page in the Plant Library.
2
Read the colours

Green ✓ means good neighbour. Amber or red ✕ means keep apart.
3
Plant with care

Put friends side by side. Give the clashing ones some distance.

Guide

Plant Pairing, how do I…?

Short answers. Tap a question.

How do I see a plant’s good and bad neighbours? +

Open the plant in the Plant Library and tap the Companions tab. You’ll see Good Companions in green and Avoid Planting With in red — each with a one-line reason.

How do I check while I’m planting a bed? +

In the Garden Designer, pick a plant from the list. Plants already in the bed light up: a green outline with ✓ means good neighbour, an amber ✕ means keep apart.

What do the ✓ and ✕ in the plant list mean? +

They compare each plant with what’s already in your bed. ✓ means it would get along with them; ✕ means one of your plants doesn’t like it.

What does “Check this pairing” mean? +

You’re adding a second plant to a pot, and the two shouldn’t share soil — or one wants dry soil and the other wet. You can still tap Add anyway if you know better.

Why can’t I put lettuce in the pot with my tomato? +

Big plants like tomatoes and squash need a whole pot’s root space. They can share only with herbs — a tomato with basil is fine, a tomato with lettuce isn’t.

Does it matter how far apart they are? Pro +

Yes. The clash alert only fires when two plants that don’t get along are within about 4 squares (4 feet) of each other — or in the next row or one over in a row garden. Far apart is fine.

How do I get the red clash alert? Pro +

It’s automatic with Pro. When two clashing plants are close, both get a red outline and a banner at the top explains why. Move one and the alert clears.

Can the AI plan around good neighbours? Pro +

Yes. In the AI Garden Planner, pick Companion Focused and it fills the bed with as many good pairs as it can.

Plans

Free or Pro?

Free

Forever. No card.

Companions tab on every plant, with reasons
900+ good pairings and 250+ to avoid
Green ✓ / amber ✕ hints while you plant
✓ / ✕ badges in the plant list
Pot checks: who can share, and watering needs

Pro adds

Try it free first — no card for the trial.

Red clash alert for plants planted too close
Banner that explains each clash
AI planner — Companion Focused mode
Variety-level rules when you pick a variety

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FAQ

Questions, answered

What is companion planting?

Growing plants next to neighbours that help them — by keeping pests away, bringing in helpful insects, or sharing space well — and away from ones that hold them back. Basil next to tomatoes is the classic example.

Where do the pairings come from?

EdenVatika has a built-in list of over 900 good pairings and 250+ to avoid, covering the plants in its library. Each one comes with a short reason, like “Repels nematodes and aphids”.

What if two plants have no pairing?

Then they’re neutral — they don’t help or hurt each other. Most plants are neutral with most others, and that’s fine.

What if my plant is “good” with one neighbour and “bad” with another?

The warning wins. If any plant in your bed doesn’t get along with it, you see ✕ — so a good neighbour never hides a bad one.

Is plant pairing free?

Yes — the Companions tab, the ✓ / ✕ hints while you plant, and the pot checks are all free. Pro adds the red clash alert for plants that ended up too close, and the AI planner’s Companion Focused mode.