Pepper Companions

AlittleSalt · April 6, 2015

I've been thinking of planting Okra with my peppers this year. Okra grows tall and provides shade. Here in Texas, I have to shade my pepper plants starting in mid July.

I looked it up and found this helpful website: http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garde...r-peppers.html

Redbaron · April 6, 2015

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I've been thinking of planting Okra with my peppers this year. Okra grows tall and provides shade. Here in Texas, I have to shade my pepper plants starting in mid July.

I looked it up and found this helpful website: http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garde...r-peppers.html

I have had the best results from oregano, dill and cilantro.

AlittleSalt · April 6, 2015

Cilantro, cool - I have three packs of seed. Now I know where to plant it.

Redbaron · April 6, 2015

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Cilantro, cool - I have three packs of seed. Now I know where to plant it.

Cilantro bolts once it gets hot. But the bolting foliage is quite lacy. (same with dill) This lets the perfect amount of light through in my mind. Just enough shade to keep the peppers from burning, but lets enough sun through not to shade out the peppers. Oregano makes a great ground cover understory below. Combined it is a about as perfect as one could expect in my mind. Of course it is well proven my mind is missing a few brain cells and tends towards crazy.

So you are on your own there.

Tracydr · April 6, 2015

Cilantro not work in TX, will just bolt. Oregano and basil will work well, although basil will stay small if too shaded.
I let radishes and nastituriums go to seed and replace them with basil.

AlittleSalt · April 7, 2015

I've read that too Tracydr. I cannot completely describe how I have planted my peppers because I have only planted 2/3 of them.

In one round bed, 14 x 14', I made 8 ...hmm I need to make pie chart. It has been a long - long time since I've done that. It is a challenge I am interested in. It may take a day or two.

Tracy, it's wonderful seeing you posting

Mojave · April 7, 2015

I'd go with the cilantro Scott. It won't be worth eating the leaves but you will get the seed pods (also culinary). But since all you want is shade for your peppers it makes total sense to me.

April 6, 2015	#1
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Pepper Companions I've been thinking of planting Okra with my peppers this year. Okra grows tall and provides shade. Here in Texas, I have to shade my pepper plants starting in mid July. I looked it up and found this helpful website: http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garde...r-peppers.html

April 7, 2015	#7
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	I'd go with the cilantro Scott. It won't be worth eating the leaves but you will get the seed pods (also culinary). But since all you want is shade for your peppers it makes total sense to me. __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

April 6, 2015	#5
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Cilantro not work in TX, will just bolt. Oregano and basil will work well, although basil will stay small if too shaded. I let radishes and nastituriums go to seed and replace them with basil.