Companion plants for Sugarloaf Chicory
Cichorium intybus (Sugarloaf)vegetable
36 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Excellent pair
- Common Vetch attracts Ladybugs and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Sugarloaf Chicory
- Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Sugarloaf Chicory feeds on
- Sugarloaf Chicory acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Common Vetch
- Excellent pair
- Gai Lan attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Sugarloaf Chicory
- Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Sugarloaf Chicory
- Sugarloaf Chicory roots deep while Gai Lan feeds near the surface β no competition
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Sugarloaf Chicory β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Sugarloaf Chicory
White Sage releases compounds that inhibit Sugarloaf Chicory
