What to plant after broccoli

After broccoli, plant beans or peas, tomatoes or peppers, squash, onions or carrots.

Not cabbage, kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, or radishes, turnips and arugula: they are all in the cabbage family. Check a bed below.

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    Cabbage family rotation

    Broccoli and its relatives share clubroot and pests such as cabbage worms and root maggots. The ones gardeners miss are the quick crops: radishes, turnips and arugula count too.

    A worked example

    Spring broccoli came out of bed 4 in June 2026. Bush beans can follow in summer. A fall row of radishes would put the cabbage family back in the same bed, so sow those elsewhere.

    Questions gardeners ask next

    Can I plant radishes after broccoli?

    Rotation guides advise against it. Radishes are in the cabbage family.

    Can I plant tomatoes after broccoli?

    Yes. Tomatoes are a different family.

    Is kale in the same family as broccoli?

    Yes, as are cabbage, cauliflower, collards and Brussels sprouts.