Companion plants for Gai Lan
Brassica oleracea var. alboglabravegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Chaytor's Lavender attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Gai Lan
- Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Chaytor's Lavender
- Gai Lan draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
- Excellent pair
- Hairy Vetch attracts Parasitic wasps and Ladybugs and more, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Gai Lan
- Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Gai Lan feeds on
- Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Hairy Vetch
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Gai Lan β no account needed.
Also works well
- Acorn Squash
- Agapanthus
- Alpine Strawberry
- Ambrosia melon
- Andromeda Lima
- Angelica
- Aristibract Lavender
- avens
- Barrenwort
- Bell Pepper
- Black Zebra Lima
- Blazing Star
- Bleeding Heart
- Borlotti Bean
- Brown Mustard
- Bugle
- Bush Early Girl
- Butter Bean
- Butternut Squash
- Cape Gooseberry
- Casaba melon
- Cayenne
- Charleston Gray melon
- Chesnok Red Garlic
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Gai Lan
White Sage releases compounds that inhibit Gai Lan
