Tradition
Good
avoidgood
1 chart entry: 1 recommend, 0 advise against.
0 cited, 1 uncited.
Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Solanaceae
Radish
Raphanus sativus
BrassicaceaeCan you plant eggplant and radishes together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested eggplant with radishes, 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 eggplant and radishes
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
What to keep away from eggplant and radishes
CarrotWith radishes: 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 eggplant and radishes
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With eggplant | With radishes |
|---|---|---|
 Pepper | No trial foundSame family (Solanaceae): shares pests and diseasesNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for eggplant and peppers | 69% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 2 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for radishes and peppers |
 Bean | 13% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for eggplant and beans | 21% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for radishes 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
- GoodRadish helps EggplantRadish: helps Squash eggplantList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of eggplant and of radish, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown eggplant and radishes together?
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