How to Use Chili Peppers in Companion Planting
Chili (or chile) peppers play a surprising role in companion planting. While they have much in common with other peppers, they benefit in organic gardening by addressing issues in the soil also.They require full sun, an inch of water each week and soils with a pH level between 6.7 to 7.0. Plant them in rich, well-draining soil.
Things You Will Need
Chili peppers
Garden gloves
Garden hose
Garden spade
Plant chili peppers close to each other, green peppers, okra or tomatoes to protect them from too much harsh sun exposure that will lead to the peppers drying and cracking. Planting these companion plant vegetables close together will also increase the humidity levels amongst the plants.
In the organic garden, plant them near eggplant, cucumber, tomato, Swiss chard, okra and squash to prevent root rot. The roots of chili pepper help prevent root rot in the areas they were planted in for up to two years.
Plant basil, oregano, parsley and rosemary as a companion plant to chile peppers to act as an organic living mulch. They like high humidity and these companion plant herbs will assist in keeping the soil moist and overall humidity level around these garden plants at a higher level.
Plant this garden vegetable away from beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts and fennel. These plants do not make good companion plants to each other in the home organic gardening plan.
Plant geraniums, petunias, lovage, carrots and onions with them. These plants make good companion plants to chili peppers because they deter many pests and it will save space in the garden.
These plants will also help to raise the humidity levels around the peppers.
The variations of foliage and colors of the many varieties of chili pepper plants often set a stunning display in the home gardening beds.
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Thanks for these great tips. I absolutely love Chili Peppers and can't wait to mix them into my veg patch. The whole companion planting idea is great thanks.
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