Arugula Companion Planting
Eruca vesicaria
Mustard (Brassicaceae) -- cool season
Good Companions for Arugula
Arugula matures quickly (30-40 days) and can be harvested before carrots need the space. As a brassica, arugula's glucosinolate-containing root residues may provide mild biofumigant effect against soil pathogens.
Direct-sow arugula alongside carrot rows. Arugula marks rows and is harvested as carrots size up.
- Biofumigation potential of Brassicaceae species -- Plant and Soil (2003)
Crops to Avoid Near Arugula
As a brassica, arugula shares verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahliae) susceptibility with strawberry. Growing together or in sequence increases soil inoculum pressure.
Same brassica-strawberry disease risk applies to all brassica family members.
- Verticillium wilt of strawberry: biology and management -- Plant Disease (2006)
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