How to intercrop parsley
How to intercrop parsley
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss, 900) is a biennial aromatic plant of the Apiaceae family, native to the Mediterranean areas. This plant grows spontaneously in the woods and meadows of temperate climate areas, in fact it fears intense cold.
Parsley can be sown both in pots and in the open field and in this case it takes advantage of some intercrops.
Among these we especially remember the association with tomato, carrots, asparagus, peppers, radishes, chives, onions and strawberries, while associations with lettuce, mint, potato and peas should be avoided.
This aromatic plant, widely used in the kitchen, can be combined with various other plants in the garden to improve the health and growth of the plants themselves. Companion planting is a gardening practice that takes advantage of beneficial interactions between different plants. Here are some plants with which parsley can be associated:
Tomatoes: Parsley can help repel some tomato pests, such as aphids.
Carrots: Carrots and parsley support each other. Parsley can help improve the flavor of carrots and repel some insects.
Asparagus: Planting parsley near asparagus can help improve asparagus growth.
Peppers: Like tomatoes, peppers can benefit from the presence of parsley for protection from pests.
Radishes: Parsley can be useful for radishes as it can help keep pests away.
Chives: Chives and parsley can grow well together, and chives can help protect parsley from some harmful insects.
Onions: Onions and parsley are good plant neighbors and can be grown together without problems.
Strawberries: Parsley can help improve the growth of strawberries and protect them from some pests.
However, there are also plants, as mentioned, with which it is better not to associate parsley, among these we remember:
Lettuce: Parsley can slow the growth of lettuce.
Mint: Mint can be too invasive and overwhelm the parsley.
Companioning plants in the garden not only helps to improve the health of the plants, but can also optimize the use of space and reduce the need for chemical pesticides. In any case, the compatibility of the plants to be combined with the pedoclimatic conditions must always be assessed.