Companion plants for Sea Kale
Crambe maritimavegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Strawberry attracts Ground beetles and Hoverflies and more, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids that attack Sea Kale
- Sea Kale draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
- Sea Kale roots deep while Strawberry feeds near the surface β no competition
- Excellent pair
- Lemon Balm attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Sea Kale
- Sea Kale roots deep while Lemon Balm feeds near the surface β no competition
- Sea Kale draws Bees and Butterflies and more that improve pollination for both
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Sea Kale β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Sea 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.
