Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Brassicaceae
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
SolanaceaeCan you plant broccoli and potatoes together?
Yes. Broccoli and potatoes grow well together. Growing them together gave a bigger combined harvest in a field trial. That rests on two studies, so treat it as a lead, not a rule.
Why broccoli and potatoes work together
Bigger combined harvest. In a field trial, growing them together gave a bigger combined harvest.
Crop interactions in broccoli intercropping (Santos RHS · 2002 · Biological agriculture & horticulture)No clear effect on pests. In a field trial, growing them together made no clear difference to pests.
Host location and oviposition of lepidopteran herbivores in diversified broccoli cropping systems (Broad ST · 2008 · Agricultural and Forest Entomology)
What to plant with broccoli and potatoes
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
Fava beanWith broccoli: Lures pests awayWith potatoes: Less disease
What to keep away from broccoli and potatoes
CarrotWith potatoes: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
CucumberWith potatoes: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
Squash & pumpkinWith potatoes: Garden charts advise against it, not tested- AsparagusWith potatoes: 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
Good
avoidgood
2 papers found: 1 positive, 0 negative, 1 no effect.
pest suppressionyield / land use
auto-classified not reviewed by a person
Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
Good neighbours
What happens above and below ground
Each animation illustrates a mechanism a study reported for this pair. Pick a card to focus on it.
Everything at once.
Companion plants for both broccoli and potatoes
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With broccoli | With potatoes |
|---|---|---|
| Fava bean | Lures pests awayField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for broccoli and fava beans | Less diseaseField trial, 3 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for potatoes and fava beans |
The evidence, with sources
- No effectpest suppressionfield trialauto-classifiedHost location and oviposition of lepidopteran herbivores in diversified broccoli cropping systemsHost location and oviposition of lepidopteran herbivores in diversified broccoli cropping systems (Broad ST · 2008 · Agricultural and Forest Entomology)Relevance 94% · effect confidence 88%
- Goodyield / land usefield trialauto-classifiedCrop interactions in broccoli intercroppingCrop interactions in broccoli intercropping (Santos RHS · 2002 · Biological agriculture & horticulture)Relevance 97% · effect confidence 67%
All neighbours of broccoli and of potato, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
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