[hubballi]

I have a very limited space in my raised bed and have planted out in order from left to right in rows:

White Onions
Broad Beans
Beetroot
and going to plant runner beans in the end when ready.

In the other bed:

Red Onions
Peas.

Now I have just read that certain veg can't be grown together very well and it's sod's law mine are mixed in the wrong way. As I don't want to rip them out (I can't anyway for lack of space) has anyone else found that it doesn't really matter what is next to what. I mean, how can something know what is growing next to it ?

[Yorkie]

I had definitely heard that onions weren't popular with the pea family, but I don't know how pronounced the effect is.

How difficult will it be to move the peas and white onions across?  If you took big enough root balls, and they were only planted recently then it might be worth a go.  If they've been in a while or there's lots of them, I'd leave it this year and chalk it up to experience.

[DD.]

I was going to post before Yorkie nipped in that the classic no-no is onions and peas.

Personally I never give it a thought and I'm sure I've done it in the past with no ill effects.

[Nobbie]

Maybe it's a shading issue with the tall peas casting a shadow over the onions which like a lot of sun?

[DD.]

I don't think it's that, it's more to do with alledged chemical release.

For instance, per sturmsoft.com:

"Some plants cannot abide growing adjacent to others, for example peas and onions. The pea rhizobia are sensitive to root exudates from the onions. Knowing this beforehand prevents problems."

[1st time veg grower]

Oh this is interesting - I'm growing peas and onions next door to each other and both seem to be doing ok at the mo - I'm certainly not going to move mine, I've got no-where to move them to! Will have to compare them with the peas and onions I am growing elsewhere (and not next to each other).