Tradition
Bad
avoidgood
1 chart entry: 0 recommend, 1 advise against.
0 cited, 1 uncited.
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Apiaceae
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
SolanaceaeCan you plant carrots and potatoes together?
Charts say no. Nobody has tested carrots with potatoes, as far as we could find. The chart entry we found cites no source.
Why we can't give a firm answer
Garden charts advise against it. 1 garden chart entry says to keep them apart. It cites no source. Charts pass on gardening tradition; they are not tests.
List of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
What to plant with carrots and potatoes
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
Fava beanWith carrots: Bigger combined harvestWith potatoes: Less disease
What to keep away from carrots and potatoes
PeaWith carrots: Smaller combined harvest
ParsnipWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
DillWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
RadishWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
CucumberWith potatoes: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
Squash & pumpkinWith potatoes: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
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
No intercropping yield trial.
Untested folklore
Companion plants for both carrots and potatoes
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With carrots | With potatoes |
|---|---|---|
| Fava bean | Bigger combined harvestField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for carrots and fava beans | Less diseaseField trial, 3 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for potatoes and fava beans |
The evidence, with sources
- Badadvises againstPotato: avoid carrotList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of carrot and of potato, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown carrots and potatoes together?
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