Tradition
Bad
avoidgood
2 chart entries: 0 recommend, 2 advise against.
0 cited, 2 uncited.
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Cucurbitaceae
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
SolanaceaeCan you plant cucumbers and potatoes together?
Charts say no. Nobody has tested cucumbers with potatoes, as far as we could find. None of the chart entries we found cites a source.
Why we can't give a firm answer
Garden charts advise against it. 2 garden chart entries say to keep them apart. None of them cites a source. Charts pass on gardening tradition; they are not tests.
List of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
What to plant with cucumbers and potatoes
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
GarlicWith cucumbers: Bigger combined harvestWith potatoes: Recommended by garden charts, not tested
What to keep away from cucumbers and potatoes
CarrotWith potatoes: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
Squash & pumpkinWith potatoes: Garden charts advise against it, not tested- AsparagusWith 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 cucumbers and potatoes
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With cucumbers | With potatoes |
|---|---|---|
| Garlic | Bigger combined harvest and better soil and nutrient uptakeChemicals that hold growth backField trial, 5 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for cucumbers and garlic | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for potatoes and garlic |
The evidence, with sources
- Badadvises againstCucumber: avoid PotatoList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
- Badadvises againstPotato: avoid cucumberList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of cucumber and of potato, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown cucumbers and potatoes together?
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