Fit more vegetables into small garden spaces with these top radish companion plants.
Radishes are useful for repelling pests from nearby vegetable plants and helpingkeep your garden pest-free.
Get even more benefits from thiscool-weather cropby growing the right radish companion plants nearby.
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Beyond that, radish leaves act as trap crops, luringflea beetlesand leaf miners away from thespinach plants.
Plus, lettuce and radishes have similar care requirements, and low-growing radisheswont compete with lettucefor sunlight.
Theyre primarily harvested in summer to early fall.
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Cucumbers
Cucumbers,squash, and other members of the cucurbit family are vulnerable to squash bugs.
Moreover, calendula is atrap crop for aphids, keeping the pests off your radishes.
The leaves and petals of calendulas are edible.
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Carrots and radishes have similar growing needs, but radishes usually germinate faster than carrot seeds.
Alliums
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Alliums are some of the best companion plants to grow for natural pest control.
They enhance the growth of most other vegetables, including radishes.
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When used as a companion plant, chervil improves the flavor and growth of radish crops.
Chervils strong scent is ideal for repelling many common pests, including aphids andslugs.
Marigolds are attractive plants that bloom from early summer to fall, adding cheery color to drab vegetable gardens.
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Companion Planting Effects of Radishes on Squash Bugs.University of Nebraska Lincoln.
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