Tradition
Good
avoidgood
1 chart entry: 1 recommend, 0 advise against.
0 cited, 1 uncited.
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Brassicaceae
Dill
Anethum graveolens
ApiaceaeCan you plant broccoli and dill together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested broccoli with dill, as far as we could find. The chart entry we found cites no source.
Why we can't give a firm answer
Garden charts recommend it. 1 garden chart entry recommends growing them together. It cites no source. Charts pass on gardening tradition; they are not tests.
List of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
What to plant with broccoli and dill
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
What to keep away from broccoli and dill
CarrotWith dill: 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 broccoli and dill
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With broccoli | With dill |
|---|---|---|
 Cabbage | Lures pests awaySame family (Brassicaceae): shares pests and diseasesField trial, 3 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for broccoli and cabbage | Draws in pest-eating insects and lures pests away55% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 3 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for dill and cabbage |
 Onion | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for broccoli and onions | Draws in pest-eating insectsField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for dill and onions |
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).
The evidence, with sources
- GoodDill helps BroccoliBroccoli: helped by dillList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of broccoli and of dill, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown broccoli and dill together?
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