Eggplant Companion Planting Guide

13 beneficial companions • 7 plants to avoid

13
Beneficial
7
Avoid
1
Research-Backed

Beneficial Companions

Basil Ocimum Basilicum

attracts predatory lacewings, field_trial

attracts predatory lacewings, field_trial

🌿 Traditional
Cowpea

Increased land use efficiency, field_trial

Increased land use efficiency, field_trial

🌿 Traditional
Garlic

Pest deterrence/repellency, habitat for natural enemies, improved soil microbial health, field_trial

Pest deterrence/repellency, habitat for natural enemies, improved soil microbial health, field_trial/lab_study

🌿 Traditional
Coriander

Pest deterrence/repellency/masking, habitat for natural enemies, field_trial

Pest deterrence/repellency/masking, habitat for natural enemies, field_trial

🌿 Traditional
Marigold

Pest deterrence/repellency/masking, field_trial

Pest deterrence/repellency/masking, field_trial

🌿 Traditional
Maize

Physical barrier to pests, habitat for natural enemies, field_trial

Physical barrier to pests, habitat for natural enemies, field_trial

🌿 Traditional
Crimson Clover

Pest deterrence, habitat for natural enemies, field_trial

Pest deterrence, habitat for natural enemies, field_trial

🌿 Traditional
Oat

Improved soil microbial diversity, lab_study

Improved soil microbial diversity, lab_study

🌿 Traditional
Cabbage

Altered soil microbial community, lab_study

Altered soil microbial community, lab_study

🌿 Traditional
Garlic

Feeds beneficial soil microbes, extension

Feeds beneficial soil microbes, extension

🌿 Traditional
Mint Family Mentha Oregano Thyme Sage

Olfactory Attraction, Field Trial

Olfactory Attraction, Field Trial

🔬 Field Trial
Pea Pisum Sativum

Benefits from nitrogen, traditional

Benefits from nitrogen, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Unknown

Nutrient Provision, traditional

Nutrient Provision, traditional

🌿 Traditional

Plants to Avoid

Apple And Pear

traditional

traditional

🌿 Traditional
Broccoli And Cauliflower Brassica Oleracea

competition, traditional

competition, traditional

🌿 Traditional
Corn

competition for nutrients and attracts pests, extension

competition for nutrients and attracts pests, extension

🌿 Traditional
Fennel

allelopathy, horticultural_literature

allelopathy, horticultural_literature

🌿 Traditional
Black Walnut

juglone toxicity, horticultural_literature

juglone toxicity, horticultural_literature

🌿 Traditional
Other Solanaceae

shared pests and diseases, horticultural_literature

shared pests and diseases, horticultural_literature

🌿 Traditional
Strawberry

susceptible to Verticillium wilt, traditional/observational

susceptible to Verticillium wilt, traditional/observational

🌿 Traditional

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