Companion plants for Chinese Cabbage
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis and subsp. chinensisvegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Common Vetch attracts Ground beetles and Hoverflies and more, which prey on the Cutworms and Aphids that attack Chinese Cabbage
- Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Chinese Cabbage feeds on
- Chinese Cabbage acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Common Vetch
- Excellent pair
- Hairy Vetch attracts Ground beetles and Hoverflies and more, which prey on the Cutworms and Aphids that attack Chinese Cabbage
- Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Chinese Cabbage feeds on
- Chinese Cabbage acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Hairy Vetch
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Chinese Cabbage β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Chinese Cabbage
a known bad match: Heavy-feeder competition and shared soil-disease pressure β cole brassicas and potatoes compete hard and amplify clubroot/blight risk.
