10 good neighbors for onions

Creating the right mixed culture prevents the plants from having to compete for the nutrients they need. But which plants go well with onions? The following list shows it.

savory

• Botanical Names: Satureja spec., Satureja hortensis and Satureja montana
• Sorts: is divided into summer and winter savory
• Height: 30 to 40 centimeters
• heyday: August to September
• flower color: white, pink, violet
• Use: Kitchen herbs or herbs
• Particularities: is also used as a medicinal herb
• Hardy: Yes

dill

• Botanical name: Anethum graveolens
• Height: up to a meter
• heyday: May until October
• flower color: yellow
• Use: as a kitchen herb or herb
• Particularities: grows taller during flowering

strawberries

• Botanical name: Fragaria
• Sorts: Numerous varieties are available, which differ in taste and growth habit
• Height: up to 30 centimeters
• heyday: usually from March to May, depending on the variety
• flower color: white to pink
• Use: Versatile use as a fruit
• Particularities: botanically it is not a berry, but an aggregate fruit

chamomile

• Botanical name: Matricaria chamomilla L.
• Height: 15 to 50 centimeters
• heyday: May to September
• flower color: white
• Use: Tea, ointments and other herbal remedies such as tinctures
• Particularities: Due to the low demands and the wide range of possible uses, it is used almost all over the world

carrot

• Botanical name: Daucus carota subsp. sativus
• Sorts: different colors, also vary in taste
• Height: the green can be 20 to 30 centimeters high
• Use: Juice, smoothies, raw, cooked
• Particularities: can be used against diarrhea, among other things; low calorie content; Green is also edible

lettuce

• Botanical name: Lactuca sativa
• Sorts: different varieties with different harvest dates
• Height: about 20 centimeters
• Use: as a salad, in warm dishes, on bread and in green smoothies
• Particularities: very low in calories

pumpkin

• Botanical name: Cucurbita
• Sorts: many different varieties available
• Height: depending on the variety about 20 to 40 centimeters
• heyday: June to August
• flower color: yellowish
• Use: as soup, pickled or as cooked vegetables; purely decorative varieties are also available
• Particularities: Flowers are also edible and filled a delicacy

Beetroot

• Botanical name: Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Conditiva Group
• Sorts: several varieties with different colors and flavors
• Height: the herb grows 10 to 20 centimeters high
• Use: suitable for juice, salad, preserves, soups and many recipes
• Particularities: is considered a superfood, herb can also be used

tomato

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Sorts: numerous varieties of different colors and different flavors
• Height: 20 centimeters to two meters
• heyday: depending on the variety and culture, flowering can already begin during pre-cultivation
• flower color: white to yellow
• Use: versatile application possibilities
• Particularities: nutritious but low in calories

zucchini

• Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo convar. giromontiina
• Sorts: Several varieties or cultivated forms available
• Height: depending on the species 40 to 70 centimeters
• heyday: June to October
• flower color: yellow to orange
• Use: Fruit and flowers are edible
• Particularities: bring very high yields

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