Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Apiaceae
Pepper
Capsicum annuum
SolanaceaeCan you plant parsley and peppers together?
It depends. The sources disagree about parsley and peppers. Results on harvest were mixed in a field trial.
Why it depends
Mixed results on harvest. In a field trial, results on harvest were mixed.
What to plant with parsley and peppers
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
CarrotWith parsley: 137% more harvestWith peppers: 127% more harvest
Sweet cornWith parsley: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith peppers: 44% more harvest
What to keep away from parsley and peppers
LettuceWith parsley: 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
Mixed
avoidgood
1 paper found: 0 positive, 0 negative, 1 mixed.
yield / land use
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Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
It's complicated
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 parsley and peppers
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With parsley | With peppers |
|---|---|---|
| Carrot | 137% more harvest from the same spaceSame family (Apiaceae): shares pests and diseasesField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for parsley and carrots | 127% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for peppers and carrots |
| Sweet corn | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for parsley 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 |
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
- Mixedyield / land usefield trialauto-classifiedExperimental dataset of the impact assessment of vegetable intercropping on agroeconomic performances, pests and beneficials, and soil resources.Experimental dataset of the impact assessment of vegetable intercropping on agroeconomic performances, pests and beneficials, and soil resources. (Perrin B · 2023 · Data in brief)Relevance 90% · effect confidence 7%
All neighbours of parsley and of pepper, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
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