- Good neighbors of parsley
- Plants suitable for intercropping with parsley
- Mixed culture for parsley roots
- Place the marigolds with the parsley
- Lettuce is a bad neighbor
- Parsley is incompatible with itself
- tips and tricks
Parsley does not know many good neighbors. It is one of the somewhat idiosyncratic herbs that get along neither with themselves nor with other umbellifers. With a few plants, however, parsley can also be grown as a mixed culture.
Good neighbors of parsley
With some plants, the herb also gets along quite well. The prerequisite is that they are not umbellifers and that the neighbors prefer approximately the same soil conditions.
If the conditions are right, the mixed culture plants protect each other from pests and make optimal use of the soil.
A good example is onions. If you sow cabbage parsley between the rows of onions, you will drive away both the onion fly and the carrot fly, which otherwise gives the parsley a lot of trouble.
Plants suitable for intercropping with parsley
- onions
- leek
- tomatoes
- strawberries
- cucumbers
Mixed culture for parsley roots
Good neighbors for parsley roots are:
- Kale
- beans
- broccoli
- endive
Place the marigolds with the parsley
To prevent infestation by nematodes and flea beetles, you can plant marigolds near the parsley. However, take good care of the bed so that the marigold does not overgrow the parsley.
Lettuce is a bad neighbor
All kinds of salads go very well with parsley on the plate - this association does not work at all on the bed. Never plant lettuce and parsley together.
Parsley is incompatible with itself
Like all umbellifers, parsley should never be planted in the same bed two years in a row. There should be no umbellifers in the same location for at least three years, better even four years.
These include, among others:
- carrots
- celery
- dill
- fennel
- chervil
So you have to look for a different bed for your parsley every two years. If you don't heed this tip, you're not just depleting the soil too much. They also encourage the reproduction of nematodes and other pests.
tips and tricks
If you manage a larger garden, you quickly lose track of which plants were where and when. To be on the safe side, make a plan every year on which you enter the location of the annual and biennial vegetables, herbs and flowers.
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