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Shelling Pea Companion Planting

Pisum sativum

Legume (Fabaceae) -- cool season

1 beneficial companion
1 antagonistic relationship

Good Companions for Shelling Pea

CarrotDaucus carota subsp. sativus
BeneficialNutrient SharingSupported

Pea nitrogen fixation benefits subsequent carrot growth. Both are cool-season crops. Pea vines provide light shade for carrot seedling establishment. Same mechanism as snap pea-carrot.

Sow together in early spring. Carrots continue after pea harvest.

Sources
  • Intercropping legumes and vegetables for nutrient management -- HortTechnology (2009)

Crops to Avoid Near Shelling Pea

GarlicAllium sativum
AntagonisticAllelopathySupported

Garlic organosulfur compounds inhibit Rhizobium bacteria that form nitrogen-fixing nodules on pea roots. Same allium-legume antagonism.

Applies to all pea types and all alliums.

Sources
  • Allelopathic effects of Allium species on legume Rhizobium symbiosis -- Plant and Soil (1996)