Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Apiaceae
Pepper
Capsicum annuum
SolanaceaeCan you plant dill and peppers together?
Yes. Dill and peppers grow well together. Dill drew in insects that eat the pests of peppers in a field trial. That rests on a single study, so treat it as a lead, not a rule.
Why dill and peppers work together
Draws in pest-eating insects. In a field trial, dill drew in insects that eat the pests of peppers.
Effects of intercropping with flowering plants on predation of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) eggs by generalist predators in bell peppers. (Bickerton MW · 2012 · Environmental entomology)
What to plant with dill and peppers
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
Sweet cornWith dill: Recommended by garden charts, not testedWith peppers: 44% more harvest
OnionWith dill: Draws in pest-eating insectsWith peppers: 20% more harvest
CilantroWith dill: Draws in pest-eating insectsWith peppers: Fewer pests
What to keep away from dill and peppers
CarrotWith dill: 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
Good
avoidgood
1 paper found: 1 positive, 0 negative.
natural enemies
auto-classified not reviewed by a person
Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
Good neighbours
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 dill and peppers
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With dill | With peppers |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet corn | No trial foundNot tested. Charts: recommend.Evidence for dill 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 |
| Onion | Draws in pest-eating insectsField trial, 1 study. Charts: recommend.Evidence for dill and onions | 20% more harvest from the same spaceField trial, 6 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for peppers and onions |
| Cilantro | Draws in pest-eating insectsSame family (Apiaceae): shares pests and diseasesField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for dill and cilantro | Fewer pests and draws in pest-eating insectsField trial, 2 studies. Charts: not listed.Evidence for peppers and cilantro |
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
- Goodnatural enemiesfield trialauto-classifiedDill helps PepperEffects of intercropping with flowering plants on predation of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) eggs by generalist predators in bell peppers.Effects of intercropping with flowering plants on predation of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) eggs by generalist predators in bell peppers. (Bickerton MW · 2012 · Environmental entomology)Relevance 90% · effect confidence 43%
All neighbours of dill and of pepper, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
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