Tradition
Good
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2 chart entries: 2 recommend, 0 advise against.
All entries cite a source.
Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Apiaceae
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
AsteraceaeCan you plant cilantro and lettuce together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested cilantro with lettuce, as far as we could find.
Why we can't give a firm answer
Garden charts recommend it. 2 garden chart entries recommend growing them together. Charts pass on gardening tradition; they are not tests.
Flower flies (Syrphidae) and other biological control agents for aphids in vegetable crops (Bugg · 2008 · [[University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources]])
What to plant with cilantro and lettuce
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
BeetWith cilantro: 119% more harvestWith lettuce: 58% more harvest
EggplantWith cilantro: 67% more harvestWith lettuce: 16% more harvest
BeanWith cilantro: Recommended by garden chartsWith lettuce: 48% more harvest
PeaWith cilantro: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith lettuce: 19% more harvest
DillWith cilantro: Draws in pest-eating insectsWith lettuce: Recommended by garden charts, not tested
What to keep away from cilantro and lettuce
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
No papers found on this pair.
Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
Untested folklore
Companion plants for both cilantro and lettuce
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With cilantro | With lettuce |
|---|---|---|
| Beet | 119% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for cilantro and beets | 58% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for lettuce and beets |
| Eggplant | Fewer pests67% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 2 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for cilantro and eggplant | 16% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for lettuce and eggplant |
| Bean | No effect on pest-eating insectsField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for cilantro and beans | 48% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 2 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for lettuce and beans |
| Pea | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for cilantro and peas | 19% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for lettuce and peas |
| Dill | Draws in pest-eating insectsSame family (Apiaceae): shares pests and diseasesField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for cilantro and dill | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for lettuce and dill |
 Spinach | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for cilantro and spinach | Bigger combined harvestGreenhouse or pot trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for lettuce and spinach |
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
- GoodCilantro helps LettuceLettuce: helped by cilantroFlower flies (Syrphidae) and other biological control agents for aphids in vegetable crops (Bugg · 2008 · [[University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources]])
- GoodCilantro helps LettuceCilantro / Coriander: helps lettuceFlower flies (Syrphidae) and other biological control agents for aphids in vegetable crops (Bugg · 2008 · [[University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources]])
All neighbours of cilantro and of lettuce, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
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