Tradition
Good
avoidgood
1 chart entry: 1 recommend, 0 advise against.
0 cited, 1 uncited.
Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Apiaceae
Pea
Pisum sativum
FabaceaeCan you plant cilantro and peas together?
Charts say yes. Nobody has tested cilantro with peas, as far as we could find. The chart entry we found cites no source.
Why we can't give a firm answer
Garden charts recommend it. 1 garden chart entry recommends growing them together. It cites no source. Charts pass on gardening tradition; they are not tests.
List of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
What to plant with cilantro and peas
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
Sweet cornWith cilantro: 42% more harvestWith peas: 40% more harvest
CabbageWith cilantro: 70% more harvestWith peas: 11% more harvest
LettuceWith cilantro: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith peas: 19% more harvest
SpinachRecommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet
What to keep away from cilantro and peas
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 peas
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With cilantro | With peas |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet corn | 42% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for cilantro and corn | Better soil and nutrient uptake40% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 11 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for peas and corn |
| Cabbage | Draws in pest-eating insects70% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 7 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for cilantro and cabbage | 11% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 3 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for peas and cabbage |
| Lettuce | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for cilantro and lettuce | 19% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for peas and lettuce |
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).
Recommended by garden charts for both, not tested yet
The evidence, with sources
- GoodPea helps CilantroCilantro / Coriander: helped by peasList of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of cilantro and of pea, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown cilantro and peas together?
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