Tradition
Bad
avoidgood
1 chart entry: 0 recommend, 1 advise against.
0 cited, 1 uncited.
Kale
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
Brassicaceae
Pepper
Capsicum annuum
SolanaceaeCan you plant kale and peppers together?
Charts say no. Nobody has tested kale with peppers, as far as we could find. The chart entry we found cites no source.
Why we can't give a firm answer
Garden charts advise against it. 1 garden chart entry says to keep them apart. It cites no source. Charts pass on gardening tradition; they are not tests.
List of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
What to plant with kale and peppers
No plant in our data is a good neighbour of both kale and peppers yet.
What to keep away from kale and peppers
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
No papers found on this pair.
Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
Untested folklore
Companion plants for both kale and peppers
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
No plant is a good neighbour of both kale and peppers in our data yet.
The evidence, with sources
- Badadvises againstPeppers: avoid kale (cabbage, Brussels sprouts, etc.)List of companion plants (uncited entry) (Wikipedia)
All neighbours of kale and of pepper, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
Have you grown kale and peppers together?
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