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Napa Cabbage Companion Planting
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis
Mustard (Brassicaceae) -- cool season
1 beneficial companion
0 antagonistic relationships
Good Companions for Napa Cabbage
White CloverTrifolium repens
BeneficialPest SuppressionSupported
White clover undersown in napa cabbage provides habitat for ground beetles (Carabidae) and other generalist predators that reduce aphid and flea beetle populations. Also fixes nitrogen and suppresses weeds.
Sow clover 2-3 weeks after napa cabbage transplants establish.
Sources
- Clover undersowing in brassicas: effects on aphids and ground beetles -- Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2002)
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