Tradition
Good
avoidgood
2 chart entries: 2 recommend, 0 advise against.
0 cited, 2 uncited.
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
Lamiaceae
Squash & pumpkin
Cucurbita spp.
CucurbitaceaeCan you plant oregano and squash together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested oregano with squash, 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 oregano and squash
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
TomatoWith oregano: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith squash: 18% more harvest
What to keep away from oregano and squash
PotatoWith squash: 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 oregano and squash
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With oregano | With squash |
|---|---|---|
| Tomato | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for oregano and tomatoes | 18% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for squash and tomatoes |
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
- GoodOregano helps Squash & pumpkinPumpkin: helped by oreganoList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
- GoodOregano helps Squash & pumpkinOregano: helps pumpkinList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of oregano and of squash & pumpkin, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown oregano and squash together?
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