Tradition
Good
avoidgood
1 chart entry: 1 recommend, 0 advise against.
0 cited, 1 uncited.
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Apiaceae
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
CucurbitaceaeCan you plant carrots and cucumbers together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested carrots with cucumbers, 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 carrots and cucumbers
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
LettuceWith carrots: 78% more harvestWith cucumbers: 35% more harvest
Sweet cornWith carrots: 50% more harvestWith cucumbers: Fewer pests
BeanWith carrots: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith cucumbers: 14% more harvest
What to keep away from carrots and cucumbers
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 testedWith cucumbers: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
RadishWith carrots: 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 cucumbers
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With carrots | With cucumbers |
|---|---|---|
| Lettuce | 78% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for carrots and lettuce | Fewer pests35% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 5 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for cucumbers and lettuce |
| Sweet corn | 50% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 2 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for carrots and corn | Fewer pestsField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for cucumbers and corn |
| Bean | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for carrots and beans | 14% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for cucumbers and beans |
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
- GoodCarrot helps CucumberCucumber: helped by carrotsList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of carrot and of cucumber, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown carrots and cucumbers together?
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