Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Radish
Raphanus sativus
BrassicaceaeCan you plant watermelon and radishes together?
Yes. Watermelon and radishes 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 watermelon and radishes work together
Bigger combined harvest. In a field trial, growing them together gave a bigger combined harvest.
Studies on the eco-economic efficiency of high beneficial intercropping models in upland (Wang Ying · 1998 · Acta Ecologica Sinica)
What to plant with watermelon and radishes
No plant in our data is a good neighbour of both watermelon and radishes yet.
What to keep away from watermelon and radishes
CarrotWith radishes: 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 watermelon and radishes
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 watermelon and radishes in our data yet.
The evidence, with sources
- Goodyield / land usefield trialauto-classifiedStudies on the eco-economic efficiency of high beneficial intercropping models in uplandStudies on the eco-economic efficiency of high beneficial intercropping models in upland (Wang Ying · 1998 · Acta Ecologica Sinica)Relevance 82% · effect confidence 84%
All neighbours of watermelon and of radish, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown watermelon and radishes together?
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