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Mizuna Companion Planting
Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica
Mustard (Brassicaceae) -- cool season
1 beneficial companion
0 antagonistic relationships
Good Companions for Mizuna
CilantroCoriandrum sativum
BeneficialPest SuppressionSupported
Flowering cilantro attracts parasitoid wasps and hover flies that control flea beetles and aphids on mizuna. Both are fast-growing cool-season crops suitable for succession planting.
Succession-sow both for continuous harvest. Let some cilantro bolt for beneficial insect flowers.
Sources
- Diversity and abundance of parasitoids associated with coriander -- Biological Control (2005)
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