Tradition
Good
avoidgood
2 chart entries: 2 recommend, 0 advise against.
0 cited, 2 uncited.
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Apiaceae
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
LamiaceaeCan you plant carrots and rosemary together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested carrots with rosemary, 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 rosemary
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
What to keep away from carrots and rosemary
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
TomatoWith rosemary: 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 rosemary
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With carrots | With rosemary |
|---|---|---|
 Pepper | 127% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for carrots and peppers | Fewer pestsGreenhouse or pot trial, 2 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for rosemary and peppers |
 Cabbage | 19% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for carrots and cabbage | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for rosemary and cabbage |
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
- GoodRosemary helps CarrotCarrots: helped by rosemaryList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
- GoodRosemary helps CarrotRosemary: helps carrotsList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of carrot and of rosemary, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown carrots and rosemary together?
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