The Best Companion Plants for Cucumbers in the Backyard Garden

Companion planting with your cucumbers can help your garden grow better, taste better, and have less problems with pests.

So how does companion planting work? What can you grow with your cucumbers and what should be kept far away?

Here are list of cucumber companion plants that you can grow alongside your cucumber to prevent pests and disease.

The cucumber benefits from the shade and protects the corn from raccoons who don’t like to wade through the vines.

Corn

Beans are legumes that help enrich the soil and fix nitrogen making them perfect for growing along with cucumbers.

Beans

Like beans, peas are legumes and help enrich the soil.

Peas

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