Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Apiaceae
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
BrassicaceaeCan you plant carrots and cabbage together?
Yes. Carrots and cabbage grow well together. A shared bed gave about 19% more harvest than separate beds in one field trial. That rests on a single study, so treat it as a lead, not a rule.
Why carrots and cabbage work together
More harvest from the same bed. In one field trial, a bed with both crops gave about 19% more harvest than the same space split into a cabbage bed and a carrot bed.
What to plant with carrots and cabbage
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
ParsleyWith carrots: 137% more harvestWith cabbage: 181% more harvest
Fava beanWith carrots: Bigger combined harvestWith cabbage: 117% more harvest
LeekWith carrots: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith cabbage: 16% more harvest
SageWith carrots: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith cabbage: Recommended by garden charts
ChivesRecommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet
What to keep away from carrots and cabbage
The evidence in detail
For readers who want to dig in: every chart entry, study and yield trial behind the answer above, with the numbers.
Tradition, research and yield trials
Research
No papers found on this pair.
Yield trial
Good
0.32
0.87
Cabbage gains more. Partial LER is each crop's share of the yield it would give alone.
1 field trial. Published LERs lean high.
Good neighbours
What happens above and below ground
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Everything at once.
Companion plants for both carrots and cabbage
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With carrots | With cabbage |
|---|---|---|
| Parsley | 137% more harvest from the same spaceSame family (Apiaceae): shares pests and diseasesField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for carrots and parsley | 181% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for cabbage and parsley |
| Fava bean | Bigger combined harvestField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for carrots and fava beans | 117% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 5 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for cabbage and fava beans |
| Leek | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for carrots and leeks | 16% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for cabbage and leeks |
| Sage | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for carrots and sage | No effect on harvestField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for cabbage and sage |
Harvest from the same space compares a bed with both crops against the same area split into single-crop beds, counting the harvest of both crops (the land equivalent ratio in yield trials).
Recommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet
The evidence, with sources
- GoodLER 1.19field trialIndia, 2013-2015; NA design; median LER 1.19 over 1 treatment(s) · partial LER Cabbage 0.87, Carrot 0.32
All neighbours of carrot and of cabbage, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
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