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🫑 Pepper companion plants

Peppers love heat and steady moisture. Good companions help shade the soil and keep aphids in check.

Sun
Full sun, warm sheltered position
Water
Even moisture; avoid waterlogging
Spacing
40–50 cm (16–20 in)
Harvest
60–90 days from transplant

Good companions for pepper

  • 🌿 Basil

    Helps repel aphids and thrips and shares the same warm conditions.

  • 🧅 Onion

    Deters aphids and fits easily between pepper plants.

  • 🥕 Carrot

    Fills space at ground level without competing.

  • 🥬 Spinach

    Acts as a living mulch to keep the soil cool and moist.

What not to plant with pepper

  • 🥔 Potato

    Same family; shares blight and pests.

  • 🫘 Bean

    Vigorous climbing beans can smother and shade out peppers.