Companion plants for Delicata squash
Cucurbita pepo var. pepovegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Common Vetch attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Cutworms that attack Delicata squash
- Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Delicata squash feeds on
- Common Vetch draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
- Excellent pair
- Hairy Vetch attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Cutworms that attack Delicata squash
- Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Delicata squash feeds on
- Hairy Vetch draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Delicata squash β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Delicata squash
White Sage releases compounds that inhibit Delicata squash
