Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Malvaceae
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
CucurbitaceaeCan you plant okra and watermelon together?
It depends. The sources disagree about okra and watermelon. Results on harvest were mixed in a field trial, while growing them together gave a bigger combined harvest in a field trial.
Why it depends
Mixed results on harvest. In a field trial, results on harvest were mixed.
Plant functional diversity improves short-term yields in a low-input intercropping system (Franco JG · 2015 · Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.)Bigger combined harvest. In a field trial, growing them together gave a bigger combined harvest.
Component crop physiology and water use efficiency in response to intercropping (Franco JG · 2018 · European Journal of Agronomy.)
What to plant with okra and watermelon
No plant in our data is a good neighbour of both okra and watermelon yet.
What to keep away from okra and watermelon
Nothing in our data is a bad neighbour of okra or watermelon.
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
Mixed
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2 papers found: 1 positive, 0 negative, 1 mixed.
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Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
It's complicated
What happens above and below ground
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Everything at once.
Companion plants for both okra and watermelon
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 okra and watermelon in our data yet.
The evidence, with sources
- Goodyield / land usefield trialauto-classifiedComponent crop physiology and water use efficiency in response to intercroppingComponent crop physiology and water use efficiency in response to intercropping (Franco JG · 2018 · European Journal of Agronomy.)Relevance 97% · effect confidence 47%
- Mixedyield / land usefield trialauto-classifiedPlant functional diversity improves short-term yields in a low-input intercropping systemPlant functional diversity improves short-term yields in a low-input intercropping system (Franco JG · 2015 · Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.)Relevance 98% · effect confidence 40%
All neighbours of okra and of watermelon, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
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