Can you plant asparagus and parsley together?

Charts say yes. Nobody has tested asparagus with parsley, as far as we could find.

Why we can't give a firm answer

Garden charts recommend it. 4 garden chart entries recommend growing them together. Charts pass on gardening tradition; they are not tests.
Companion planting: Myth or reality? (2010 · Utah Pests News)

What to plant with asparagus and parsley

Good neighbours of both, best tested first.

TomatoRecommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet

How each one was tested, with the evidence

What to keep away from asparagus and parsley

PotatoWith asparagus: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
OnionWith asparagus: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
GarlicWith asparagus: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
LettuceWith parsley: Garden charts advise against it, not tested

The evidence in detail

For readers who want to dig in: every chart entry, study and yield trial behind the answer above, with the numbers.

Tradition, research and yield trials

Tradition

Good

avoidgood

4 chart entries: 4 recommend, 0 advise against.

All entries cite a source.

Research

No papers found on this pair.

Yield trial

No intercropping yield trial.

Untested folklore

Companion plants for both asparagus and parsley

Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.

Recommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet

Tomato

The evidence, with sources

TraditionGood4 entries

GoodAsparagus helps Parsley
Asparagus: helps parsley
Companion planting: Myth or reality? (2010 · Utah Pests News)
GoodParsley helps Asparagus
Asparagus: helped by parsley
Companion planting: Myth or reality? (2010 · Utah Pests News)
GoodParsley helps Asparagus
Parsley: helps Asparagus
Companion planting: Myth or reality? (2010 · Utah Pests News)
GoodAsparagus helps Parsley
Parsley: helped by asparagus
Companion planting: Myth or reality? (2010 · Utah Pests News)

Plan a bed with asparagus and parsley

All neighbours of asparagus and of parsley, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.

Have you grown asparagus and parsley together?

Tell other gardeners what happened: spacing, pests, harvest, or ask a question. Reader notes are not checked by us and do not change the verdicts on this page.