8 Plants You Should Always Grow Next to Beets for a Fresh, Flavorful Harvest part 2 (6_8 plants 🪴) 5.Scallions are another crop to consider. "[They] have roots that don't get very big, and you have those big, nice, linear leaves," says Irish-Hanson. "You can interplant those together." Green onions are fairly vertical plants and don't have much spread to them, so you'll have more space for your beets to settle in. There's also some research that suggests scallions can deter pests from some crops. Zones: 6 to 9 Size: 8 to 12 inches tall x .5 inches wide Care requirements: Full sun; well-draining, fertile soils; medium watering 6. Some flowering plants, like alyssum, can attract predator insects. While that may sound scary, it can be beneficial for beets. "There's not much hard science to back this, but bees and predatory wasps can destroy the larvae of a whole bunch of different pests," says Irish-Hanson. Lady beetles and lacewings, which also eat pests, are attracted to alyssum too. Alyssum is also low-growing and can be easily trimmed back, so you can plant beets nearby without having to worry about their leaves competing for light. Zones: 9 to 11 year-round, will reseed itself liberally Size: 3 to 9 inches tall x 20 inches wide Care requirements: Full sun; well-draining, fertile soils 7. In containers, beets and nasturtiums can be planted next to each other. "[Trailing] nasturtiums shade the top of the soil," says Irish-Hanson. This shade may help keep the soil moist for longer, reducing the chance of the container drying out too quickly. Zones: 9 to 11 Size: 12 inches tall x 24 inches wide Care requirements: Full sun; sandy, well-draining, fertile soils; keep moist 8.Clover is an easy-to-grow ground cover and weed suppressor that pairs well with beets. "I let Dutch white clover go all over my yard because it's fixing nitrogen, and I have really sandy soils—so it creeps next to my beets," says Irish-Hanson. This nitrogen-fixing quality may help the beets take up more nutrients. Just be mindful that when you go to harvest the beets, you may be pulling up some of the clover, as it tends to get tangled in the beet stems. Zones: 3 to 10, depending on species Size: 3 to 6 inches tall x 12 to 24 inches wide Care requirements: Full sun; sandy, well-draining, moist soils https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hak-paul1_gofarm-activity-7337561179638185985-zwQZ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAACvHkQwB-mWI8MI62udfhp1yYZnzyEHE2SU