Companion plants for Napa Cabbage
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensisvegetable
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 Napa Cabbage
- Napa Cabbage draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
- Chaytor's Lavender roots deep while Napa Cabbage feeds near the surface β no competition
- Excellent pair
- Common Vetch attracts Parasitic wasps and Ladybugs and more, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Napa Cabbage
- Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Napa Cabbage feeds on
- Napa Cabbage acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Common Vetch
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Napa Cabbage β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Napa 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.
