Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Celery
Apium graveolens
Apiaceae
Pepper
Capsicum annuum
SolanaceaeCan you plant celery and peppers together?
Yes. Celery and peppers grow well together. Celery improved the soil or nutrient uptake of peppers in a field trial. That rests on a single study, so treat it as a lead, not a rule.
Why celery and peppers work together
Better soil and nutrient uptake. In a field trial, celery improved the soil or nutrient uptake of peppers.
Influence of Companion Planting on Microbial Compositions and Their Symbiotic Network in Pepper Continuous Cropping Soil. (Gao J · 2023 · Journal of microbiology and biotechnology)
What to plant with celery and peppers
No plant in our data is a good neighbour of both celery and peppers yet.
What to keep away from celery and peppers
LettuceWith celery: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
Sweet cornWith celery: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
KaleWith peppers: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
Brussels sproutsWith 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
Good
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1 paper found: 1 positive, 0 negative.
nutrients / soil
auto-classified not reviewed by a person
Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
Good neighbours
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 peppers
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
No plant is a good neighbour of both celery and peppers in our data yet.
The evidence, with sources
- Goodnutrients / soilfield trialauto-classifiedCelery helps PepperInfluence of Companion Planting on Microbial Compositions and Their Symbiotic Network in Pepper Continuous Cropping Soil.Influence of Companion Planting on Microbial Compositions and Their Symbiotic Network in Pepper Continuous Cropping Soil. (Gao J · 2023 · Journal of microbiology and biotechnology)Relevance 83% · effect confidence 49%
All neighbours of celery and of pepper, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown celery and peppers together?
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