Companion plants for Brussels Sprouts
Brassica oleracea var. gemmiferavegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Strawberry attracts Ground beetles and Hoverflies and more, which prey on the Flea beetles and Cutworms and more that attack Brussels Sprouts
- Brussels Sprouts draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
- Strawberry acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Brussels Sprouts
- Excellent pair
- Crimson Clover attracts Parasitic wasps and Ladybugs and more, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Brussels Sprouts
- Crimson Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Brussels Sprouts feeds on
- Crimson Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Brussels Sprouts
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Brussels Sprouts β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Brussels Sprouts
a known bad match: Heavy-feeder competition and shared soil-disease pressure β cole brassicas and potatoes compete hard and amplify clubroot/blight risk.
