A mixed culture with other vegetables can promote broccoli in its development. However, this presupposes that one chooses species that do not compete with one another, but rather benefit one another.
What sets broccoli apart
- Grows similar to cauliflower
- The head consists of small deep green or blue-green florets
- Prefers sunny locations
- As a heavy consumer, it needs deep, nutrient-rich soil
- With a high lime content
- Harvest as soon as the middle flower is well developed
Good neighbors for a mixed culture
Here are the suitable vegetable neighbors for broccoli:
B to M
Beans(Phaseolus vulgaris)
- French and runner beans
- Sheltered, sunny and warm locations
- Also thrive in partial shade
- Soil deep, calcareous and not encrusted
- Ready to harvest two to three months after sowing
- Early varieties at the beginning of summer
peas(Pisum sativum)
- Annual and herbaceous, 25-200 cm high
- Flowering time in May
- Open sunny locations
- Fine crumbly humus-rich soil
- Unsuitable soils that are too heavy and wet
- Harvest time depends on the variety
Cucumber(Cucumis sativus)
- Annual growth, creeping or climbing on the ground
- Depending on the variety, up to 400 cm long or high
- Moist and warm, sheltered from the wind, full sun
- Large temperature fluctuations and cold are problematic
- Soil humic and loose
- Harvest begins around July
potatoes(Solanum tuberosum)
- Persistent, upright or climbing
- Heights of over 100 cm
- Potatoes like it warm, sunny and light
- Soil light to medium heavy, permeable to water
- Improve heavy clay soils with sand
- Harvest as soon as the herb is wilted
- New potatoes earlier too
Lettuce(Lactuca sativa)
- Very sensitive type of salad
- Annual to biennial plants
- High season from April to October
- March and November low season
- Needs a sunny spot
- Soil pH not below 5.5
- Depending on the weather, 60-120 days until harvest
Swiss chard(Beta vulgaris)
- Biennial crop
- Closely related to beetroot
- Leaf and stem chard
- Sunny locations and nutrient-rich soils
- Harvest time May to October
- Harvest fresh as needed
P to T
paprika(Capsicum)
- Can be up to 120 cm high
- Loves sheltered, warm and sunny locations
- Deep, humus rich, nutrient-rich substrates
- The floor should be easy to warm up
- Ripe when the color has changed to red, orange or yellow
- Can also be harvested green (unripe)
- Green specimens less sweet and aromatic
Tip: Bell peppers always need plenty of water, especially when they are starting to fruit.
Pick salad(Lactuca sativa var. crispa)
- Does not form a closed head
- Leaf rosettes 20-30 cm high
- Sunny to partially shaded locations
- Loose, humus and nutrient-rich soils
- Cultivation time between four and six weeks
Tip: Pickled lettuce should be planted in the same location after two to four years at the earliest. A corresponding break in cultivation must also be observed if lettuce or other daisy plants were previously grown there.
leek(Allium porrum)
- Biennial herbaceous plant
- Related to kitchen onions and shallots
- Belongs to the strong eaters
- Summer, autumn and winter leeks
- Prefers sunny locations
- Slightly moist, nutrient-rich soils
- Harvest when the stems are at least three inches thick
Tip: The aim of the leek is to have as high a proportion of white as possible on the shaft, which can be achieved through regular heaping.
radish(Raphanus)
- Annual to biennial herbaceous plants
- Differences in size, shape and color
- Sunny place for most varieties
- Some do better in partial shade
- Loose, deep, nutrient-rich subsoil
- Harvest spring and summer radish after about eight weeks
- Late varieties take four weeks longer
Tip: It is better to harvest radishes a little earlier than too late. Otherwise it can quickly become woody.
Beetroot(Beta vulgaris)
- Cultivated form of the common beet
- Related to sugar beet and chard
- Biennial herbaceous plant
- Variety-related differences in shape and color
- Sunny locations
- Deep, humus-rich and nutrient-rich soils
- 120-150 days from sowing to harvest
celery(Apium)
- Celeriac, cut celery and celery
- Annual or biennial herbaceous plants
- Celery milder than celeriac
- Celery leaves are reminiscent of parsley
- Optimal growth in a sunny location
- Soil with a loose structure
- Celeriac to be harvested at least the size of a tennis ball
spinach(Spinacia oleracea)
- Annual herbaceous growth
- Belongs to so-called long-day plants
- Heights of 50-100 cm
- Fully sunny and partially shaded locations
- Soil rich in humus and permeable
- Should be kept moist
- Harvest 10-12 weeks after sowing
tomatoes(Solanum lycopersicum)
- Annual, biennial or persistent
- Can grow to a height of 250 cm
- Supports are recommended for a better hold
- Protect tomatoes from rain and storm
- Are sensitive to waterlogging
- Shade in midsummer
- Soil permeable, rich in humus, rich in nutrients
Tip: If you put tomato plants in the ground up to the lowest leaf, this stimulates the formation of additional roots.
Mixed culture with herbs
basil(Ocimum basilicum)
- Mostly annual upright plants
- Differences in color, size, aroma and growth
- Sizes from 20-60 cm
- Sunny locations ideal
- Soil rich in nutrients and sufficiently moist
Tip: The aroma of basil is most intense just before flowering.
dill(Anethum graveolens)
- Also known as cucumber herb
- Annual herbaceous plant
- Heights of growth of 30-50 cm
- Sunny place with not too firm ground
- Well drained loamy soil with a share of sand or gravel
- Harvest the young shoot tips from a height of 15 cm
peppermint(Mentha piperita)
- Persistent to herbaceous growth, 30-90 cm high
- Above and below ground runners
- Leaves contain peppermint essential oil
- Partially shaded locations
- Fresh, slightly moist soil, rich in humus and nutrients, loves lime
- Harvest from spring to autumn
rosemary(Rosmarinus officinalis)
- One of the Mediterranean herbs
- Evergreen, bushy, branched shrub
- Growth height 50-200 cm
- Intense aromatic fragrance
- Harvest possible all year round
