Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Apiaceae
Pepper
Capsicum annuum
SolanaceaeCan you plant carrots and peppers together?
Yes. Carrots and peppers grow well together. A shared bed gave about 127% more harvest than separate beds in one field trial. That rests on a single study, so treat it as a lead, not a rule.
Why carrots and peppers work together
More harvest from the same bed. In one field trial, a bed with both crops gave about 127% more harvest than the same space split into a carrot bed and a pepper bed.
Yield and economics of chilli based intercropping system (Suresha · 2007)
What to plant with carrots and peppers
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
Sweet cornWith carrots: 50% more harvestWith peppers: 44% more harvest
ChivesWith carrots: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith peppers: Fewer pests
RosemaryWith carrots: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith peppers: Fewer pests
What to keep away from carrots and peppers
PeaWith carrots: Smaller combined harvest
ParsnipWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
DillWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
PotatoWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
RadishWith carrots: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
KaleWith peppers: 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
Research
No papers found on this pair.
Yield trial
Good
1.33
0.94
Carrot gains more. Partial LER is each crop's share of the yield it would give alone.
1 field trial. Published LERs lean high.
Good neighbours
What happens above and below ground
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Everything at once.
Companion plants for both carrots and peppers
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With carrots | With peppers |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet corn | 50% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 2 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for carrots and corn | Lures pests away, better soil and nutrient uptake and less disease44% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 5 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for peppers and corn |
| Chives | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for carrots and chives | Fewer pestsGreenhouse or pot trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for peppers and chives |
| Rosemary | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for carrots and rosemary | Fewer pestsGreenhouse or pot trial, 2 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for peppers and rosemary |
Harvest from the same space compares a bed with both crops against the same area split into single-crop beds, counting the harvest of both crops (the land equivalent ratio in yield trials).
The evidence, with sources
- GoodLER 2.27field trialIndia, 2005-2006; Additive design; median LER 2.27 over 1 treatment(s) · partial LER Carrot 1.33, Pepper 0.94Yield and economics of chilli based intercropping system (Suresha · 2007)
All neighbours of carrot and of pepper, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
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