Companion plants for Purple sprouting broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italicavegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Great pair
- French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Purple sprouting broccoli
- French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Purple sprouting broccoli
- French Marigold acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Purple sprouting broccoli
- Great pair
- Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Purple sprouting broccoli feeds on
- Purple sprouting broccoli draws Butterflies and Bees that improve pollination for both
- Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Purple sprouting broccoli
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Purple sprouting broccoli β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Purple sprouting broccoli
a known bad match: Heavy-feeder competition and shared soil-disease pressure β cole brassicas and potatoes compete hard and amplify clubroot/blight risk.
