Tradition
Good
avoidgood
2 chart entries: 2 recommend, 0 advise against.
0 cited, 2 uncited.
Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Solanaceae
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
LamiaceaeCan you plant eggplant and thyme together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested eggplant with thyme, 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 recommend it. 2 garden chart entries recommend growing them together. 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 eggplant and thyme
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
What to keep away from eggplant and thyme
BasilWith thyme: 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 eggplant and thyme
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With eggplant | With thyme |
|---|---|---|
 Cabbage | 54% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for eggplant and cabbage | Bigger combined harvestField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for thyme and cabbage |
 Lettuce | 16% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for eggplant and lettuce | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for thyme and lettuce |
 Tomato | 12% more harvest from the same spaceSame family (Solanaceae): shares pests and diseasesField trial, 2 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for eggplant and tomatoes | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for thyme and tomatoes |
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).
The evidence, with sources
- GoodThyme helps EggplantEggplant or Aubergine: helped by thymeList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
- GoodThyme helps EggplantThyme: helps eggplant/aubergineList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of eggplant and of thyme, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown eggplant and thyme together?
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