Tradition
Good
avoidgood
2 chart entries: 2 recommend, 0 advise against.
All entries cite a source.
Garlic
Allium sativum
Amaryllidaceae
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
SolanaceaeCan you plant garlic and potatoes together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested garlic with potatoes, as far as we could find.
Why we can't give a firm answer
Garden charts recommend it. 2 garden chart entries recommend growing them together. Charts pass on gardening tradition; they are not tests.
The influence of intercropping with Allium on some insect populations in potato (Solanum tuberosum) (Potts · 1991 · [[Annals of Applied Biology]])and 1 more source
What to plant with garlic and potatoes
No plant in our data is a good neighbour of both garlic and potatoes yet.
What to keep away from garlic and potatoes
- AsparagusWith garlic: Garden charts advise against it, not testedWith potatoes: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
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
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 garlic and potatoes
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
No plant is a good neighbour of both garlic and potatoes in our data yet.
The evidence, with sources
- GoodGarlic helps PotatoPotato: helped by garlicThe influence of intercropping with Allium on some insect populations in potato (Solanum tuberosum) (Potts · 1991 · [[Annals of Applied Biology]])Effect of Intercropping on Potato Late Blight, Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary Development and Potato Tuber Yield in Ethiopia (Kassa · 2006 · Kasetsart Journal: Natural Science)
- GoodGarlic helps PotatoGarlic: helps potatoesThe influence of intercropping with Allium on some insect populations in potato (Solanum tuberosum) (Potts · 1991 · [[Annals of Applied Biology]])Effect of Intercropping on Potato Late Blight, Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary Development and Potato Tuber Yield in Ethiopia (Kassa · 2006 · Kasetsart Journal: Natural Science)
All neighbours of garlic and of potato, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown garlic and potatoes together?
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