Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Solanaceae
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
CucurbitaceaeCan you plant potatoes and watermelon together?
Yes. Potatoes and watermelon grow well together. Growing them together gave a bigger combined harvest in a field trial. That rests on a single study, so treat it as a lead, not a rule.
Why potatoes and watermelon work together
Bigger combined harvest. In a field trial, growing them together gave a bigger combined harvest.
[Ecological effects of intercrops in comprehensive management patterns of hilly area plum orchard]. (Zhang T · 2005 · Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology)
What to plant with potatoes and watermelon
No plant in our data is a good neighbour of both potatoes and watermelon yet.
What to keep away from potatoes and watermelon
CarrotWith potatoes: 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- 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
Good
avoidgood
1 paper found: 1 positive, 0 negative.
yield / land use
auto-classified not reviewed by a person
Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
Good neighbours
What happens above and below ground
Each animation illustrates a mechanism a study reported for this pair. Pick a card to focus on it.
Everything at once.
Companion plants for both potatoes and watermelon
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
No plant is a good neighbour of both potatoes and watermelon in our data yet.
The evidence, with sources
- Goodyield / land usefield trialauto-classified[Ecological effects of intercrops in comprehensive management patterns of hilly area plum orchard].[Ecological effects of intercrops in comprehensive management patterns of hilly area plum orchard]. (Zhang T · 2005 · Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology)Relevance 87% · effect confidence 86%
All neighbours of potato and of watermelon, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown potatoes and watermelon together?
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