Plants to Avoid Growing With Basil
As accepting of other plants as basil is, there are still some that won’t thrive next to it, or affect the basil causing a poor or bitter harvest.
1. Cucumber
Cucumbers tend to take over the garden they are planted in due to their vining nature. Basil doesn’t like this. Even if you trellis your cucumber, they will take too much water and the basil will suffer.
In the heat of summer, cucumbers often suffer from many diseases and these will be passed on to nearby basil.
2. Fennel
Fennel attracts pests that like basil so it’s not a good companion plant. It also stunts the growth of many plants it grows with.
Keep basil and fennel well away from each other.
3. Sage
The main reason sage and basil don’t get along is water. Basil prefers moist, well-draining soil. Sage prefers a more sandy, drier soil. One of the plants will suffer thanks to the preference of the other.
Similar to sage, thyme prefers a drier environment to basil. They don’t plant well together.
5. Common Rue
Sometimes known as herb-of-grace, common rue is one of the worst companion plants for basil. This is due to the fact it makes basil taste bitter.
Common rue not only attracts basil pests, but it also makes basil more susceptible to those pests. Any basil plants next to common rue will struggle.
Each of the above plants that do not help basil grow do have their own endearing & valuable qualities
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