Companion plants for Watercress

Best partners

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  Blue SageExcellent pair
  • ❧Blue Sage attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles that attack Watercress
  • ❧Blue Sage roots deep while Watercress feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Watercress acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Blue Sage
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• Excellent pair
  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles and more that attack Watercress
  • ❧Watercress draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender roots deep while Watercress feeds near the surface — no competition
• Excellent pair
  • ❧Cleveland Sage attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles that attack Watercress
  • ❧Cleveland Sage roots deep while Watercress feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Watercress acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Cleveland Sage
• Excellent pair
  • ❧Lovage attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles and more that attack Watercress
  • ❧Lovage roots deep while Watercress feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Watercress acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Lovage
• Excellent pair
  • ❧meadowsweet attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles that attack Watercress
  • ❧Watercress draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Watercress acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around meadowsweet
• Excellent pair
  • ❧Russian Sage attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles that attack Watercress
  • ❧Russian Sage roots deep while Watercress feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Watercress acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Russian Sage
• Excellent pair
  • ❧Common Vetch attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles that attack Watercress
  • ❧Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Watercress feeds on
  • ❧Watercress acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Common Vetch
• Excellent pair
  • ❧English Lavender suppresses pests that trouble Watercress
  • ❧Watercress draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧English Lavender roots deep while Watercress feeds near the surface — no competition
• Excellent pair
  • ❧Watercress attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Thrips and Leaf miners that attack Grape
  • ❧Watercress draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Grape roots deep while Watercress feeds near the surface — no competition
• Excellent pair
  • ❧Hairy Vetch attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles that attack Watercress
  • ❧Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Watercress feeds on
  • ❧Watercress acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Hairy Vetch
• Excellent pair
  • ❧Watercress attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Thrips that attack Olive
  • ❧Watercress draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Olive roots deep while Watercress feeds near the surface — no competition
• Excellent pair
  • ❧Watercress attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Caterpillars that attack Pistachio
  • ❧Watercress draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Pistachio roots deep while Watercress feeds near the surface — no competition

Also works well

Keep apart

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  Black Sage releases compounds that inhibit Watercress

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  Black Walnut releases compounds that inhibit Watercress

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  Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Watercress