Companion plants for Pigeon Pea
Cajanus cajanvegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Pigeon Pea
- Pigeon Pea fixes nitrogen in the soil that African Marigold feeds on
- African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Pigeon Pea
- Excellent pair
- Pigeon Pea fixes nitrogen in the soil that English bluebell feeds on
- Pigeon Pea draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
- Pigeon Pea roots deep while English bluebell feeds near the surface β no competition
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Pigeon Pea β no account needed.
Also works well
- Achocha
- Allard's Lavender
- Armenian cucumber
- Astilbe
- avens
- Bitter Melon
- Bowman's root
- Buttercup
- Canterbury bells
- Catmint
- Chaytor's Lavender
- Clustered bellflower
- corn lily
- Crosne
- Cuban Oregano
- Cucamelon
- Curry Plant
- Diviner's Sage
- Dragon's Egg Cucumber
- Foxglove
- French lavender
- Fritillary, Checker Lily, Chocolate Lily
- Garden Heliotrope
- Gentian
Keep apart
Fabaceae and Amaryllidaceae are known to grow poorly together
Fabaceae and Amaryllidaceae are known to grow poorly together
