Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Celery
Apium graveolens
Apiaceae
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
LamiaceaeCan you plant celery and oregano together?
Yes. Studies found no clear effect of growing celery with oregano, so plant them together or apart as space allows.
Why it makes little difference
No clear effect on pest-eating insects. In a field trial, growing them together made no clear difference to pest-eating insects.
A comparison of naturally growing vegetation vs. border-planted companion plants for sustaining parasitoids in pomegranate orchards (Kishinevsky M · 2017 · Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.)
What to plant with celery and oregano
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
What to keep away from celery and oregano
LettuceWith celery: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
Sweet cornWith celery: 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 effect
avoidgood
1 paper found: 0 positive, 0 negative, 1 no effect.
natural enemies
auto-classified not reviewed by a person
Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
No effect found
What happens above and below ground
Each animation illustrates a mechanism a study reported for this pair. Pick a card to focus on it.
Everything at once.
Companion plants for both celery and oregano
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With celery | With oregano |
|---|---|---|
 Pepper | Better soil and nutrient uptakeField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for celery and peppers | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for oregano and peppers |
Recommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet
The evidence, with sources
- No effectnatural enemiesfield trialauto-classifiedA comparison of naturally growing vegetation vs. border-planted companion plants for sustaining parasitoids in pomegranate orchardsA comparison of naturally growing vegetation vs. border-planted companion plants for sustaining parasitoids in pomegranate orchards (Kishinevsky M · 2017 · Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.)Relevance 82% · effect confidence 79%
All neighbours of celery and of oregano, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown celery and oregano together?
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