Companion plants for Romanesco broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. botrytisvegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Hairy Vetch attracts Ladybugs and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly and more that attack Romanesco broccoli
- Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Romanesco broccoli feeds on
- Romanesco broccoli acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Hairy Vetch
- Great pair
- Alsike Clover attracts Ladybugs and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly and more that attack Romanesco broccoli
- Alsike Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Romanesco broccoli feeds on
- Great pair
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Romanesco broccoli β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Romanesco 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.
