Due to overcompetition for resources such as light, water and nutrients, there should have been an expected decline in fruit quality for most component crops. However, in 2011 when watermelon was the dominant species the only decline in quality in mixed cropping compared to monoculturewas in the number of pods per cowpea plant. Okra individual pod weight increased in the three species intercropping combination in that year, possibly suggesting they invested more of their resources in fewer pods. However, data on the number of pods per okra plant were not collected and thus we were unable to test this hypothesis. In 2012 when okrawas the dominant crop, findings fromwatermelon Brix support our hypothesis that fruit quality of sub-dominant species would decline. In four and five species combinations, watermelon Brix was lowest. However, this was also the year that watermelon experienced a downy mildewinfestation and this may have influenced some of the quality findings.