🥕 Carrot companion plants
Carrots need loose, stone-free soil and patience. Their biggest enemy is carrot rust fly, which strong-smelling neighbours help confuse.
- Sun
- Full sun to light shade
- Water
- Light, frequent watering until established, then deep weekly
- Spacing
- 5–8 cm (2–3 in)
- Harvest
- 60–80 days from seed
Good companions for carrot
- 🧅 Onion
Onion scent masks carrots from carrot rust fly, while carrots mask onions from onion fly.
- 🥬 Lettuce
Shallow lettuce roots and deep carrot roots use different soil layers.
- 🫛 Pea
Peas fix nitrogen and are harvested before carrots need the space.
- 🍅 Tomato
Carrots tolerate light tomato shade and loosen the soil around them.
- 🧄 Garlic
Its strong smell helps deter carrot rust fly.
What not to plant with carrot
- 🥔 Potato
Both are root crops competing for the same soil space and nutrients.