Tradition
Good
avoidgood
2 chart entries: 2 recommend, 0 advise against.
0 cited, 2 uncited.
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Apiaceae
Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
FabaceaeCan you plant carrots and beans together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested carrots with beans, as far as we could find. None of the chart entries we found cites a source.
Why we can't give a firm answer
Garden charts recommend it. 2 garden chart entries recommend growing them together. None of them cites a source. Charts pass on gardening tradition; they are not tests.
List of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
What to plant with carrots and beans
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
LettuceWith carrots: 78% more harvestWith beans: 48% more harvest
Sweet cornWith carrots: 50% more harvestWith beans: 43% more harvest
CucumberWith carrots: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith beans: 14% more harvest
RosemaryRecommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet
SageRecommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet
What to keep away from carrots and beans
PeaWith carrots: Smaller combined harvest
ParsnipWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
DillWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
PotatoWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
RadishWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
KohlrabiWith beans: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
The evidence in detail
For readers who want to dig in: every chart entry, study and yield trial behind the answer above, with the numbers.
Tradition, research and yield trials
Research
No papers found on this pair.
Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
Untested folklore
Companion plants for both carrots and beans
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With carrots | With beans |
|---|---|---|
| Lettuce | 78% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for carrots and lettuce | 48% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 2 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for beans and lettuce |
| Sweet corn | 50% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 2 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for carrots and corn | Draws in pest-eating insects, fewer pests and better soil and nutrient uptake43% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 22 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for beans and corn |
| Cucumber | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for carrots and cucumbers | 14% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for beans and cucumbers |
Harvest from the same space compares a bed with both crops against the same area split into single-crop beds, counting the harvest of both crops (the land equivalent ratio in yield trials).
Recommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet
The evidence, with sources
- GoodCarrot helps BeanCarrots: helps beansList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
- GoodBean helps CarrotCarrots: helped by beansList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of carrot and of bean, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
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