Set up your garden for a rich late summer potato crop.

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There’s perhaps no vegetable more humble than the potato.

These won’t disturb the deep roots of potatoes.

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Ready to plan your garden with an emphasis on the best garden friends for your potatoes?

And is there any better combination than creamed spinach and scalloped potatoes for a delicious and hearty meal?

Their strong scent will keep away aphids and beetles, both of which are eager to attack your potatoes.

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Plus, they’ll prevent diseases and fungal infections, like brown leaf spot, from impacting your crop.

They add nitrogen into the soil, which potatoes need to thrive.

Try planting the two in alternating rows.

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Cabbage

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Potato beetles are one of the biggest threats to your potato harvest.

They can’t get enough of the leaves that grow above the ground.

Basil is known for deterring thrips while also adding flavor to your mild-mannered spuds.

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Marigold

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Marigolds are nearly every plant’s best friend in the garden.

Plus, they add a pop of color to your garden.

If it blooms, its flowers will also attract hoverflies, which are known for feasting on aphids.

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When planted together, they’ll produce an environment ripe for spreading disease from plant-to-plant.

Here are three plants you should never plant with potatoes.

Eggplant

Eggplantsare one of the nightshades that shouldn’t be planted near potatoes.

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It’s a lose-lose situation when these two are next to each other.

Root Vegetables

Because potatoes areroot vegetables, they don’t play well planted with other root vegetables.

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Marigold flowers

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Nasturtium

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