Companion plants for Portuguese Kale
Brassica oleracea (Portuguese)vegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Wild Garlic attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Portuguese Kale
- Wild Garlic acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Portuguese Kale
- Portuguese Kale gives Wild Garlic sheltering shade in the heat of summer
- Excellent pair
- Belgian Endive attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Portuguese Kale
- Belgian Endive acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Portuguese Kale
- Portuguese Kale gives Belgian Endive sheltering shade in the heat of summer
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Portuguese Kale β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Portuguese Kale
a known bad match: Heavy-feeder competition and shared soil-disease pressure β cole brassicas and potatoes compete hard and amplify clubroot/blight risk.
