Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Amaryllidaceae
Pepper
Capsicum annuum
SolanaceaeCan you plant chives and peppers together?
Yes. Chives and peppers grow well together. Chives kept pests off peppers in a greenhouse or pot trial. That rests on a single study, so treat it as a lead, not a rule.
Why chives and peppers work together
Fewer pests. In a greenhouse or pot trial, chives kept pests off peppers.
Which companion plants affect the performance of green peach aphid on host plants? Testing of 12 candidate plants under laboratory conditions (Ben Issa R · 2016 · Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata.)
What to plant with chives and peppers
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
CarrotWith chives: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith peppers: 127% more harvest
What to keep away from chives and peppers
BeanWith chives: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
PeaWith chives: 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
avoidgood
1 paper found: 1 positive, 0 negative.
pest suppression
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 chives and peppers
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With chives | With peppers |
|---|---|---|
| Carrot | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for chives and carrots | 127% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for peppers and carrots |
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
- Goodpest suppressiongreenhouse / pot trialauto-classifiedChives helps PepperWhich companion plants affect the performance of green peach aphid on host plants? Testing of 12 candidate plants under laboratory conditionsWhich companion plants affect the performance of green peach aphid on host plants? Testing of 12 candidate plants under laboratory conditions (Ben Issa R · 2016 · Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata.)Relevance 89% · effect confidence 89%
All neighbours of chives and of pepper, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown chives and peppers together?
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