Eggplant Companion Planting
Solanum melongena
Nightshade (Solanaceae) -- warm season
Good Companions for Eggplant
Bush beans fix atmospheric nitrogen via Rhizobium symbiosis, increasing soil available N for the heavy-feeding eggplant. Bean foliage also acts as living mulch, suppressing weeds and moderating soil temperature.
Plant bush beans between eggplant rows. Both prefer warm soil and full sun.
- Nitrogen fixation by legumes in intercropping systems -- Plant and Soil (1999)
- Intercropping eggplant with legumes for nutrient benefit -- Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (2008)
Bush beans fix atmospheric nitrogen via Rhizobium symbiosis, increasing soil available N for heavy-feeding eggplant. Both crops prefer similar warm conditions.
Plant bush beans between eggplant rows. Both need warm soil -- do not rush spring planting.
- Nitrogen fixation by legumes in intercropping systems -- Plant and Soil (1999)
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