How to Plant Hot Peppers & Tomatoes Together

Tomatoes and peppers go hand in hand together in your garden. They are what's commonly referred to as companion plants. Companion plants are plants that benefit one another through substances in their roots, leaves or flowers. For instance, the roots of hot pepper plants protect nearby plants from fungal diseases and rot. Tomatoes plants, meanwhile, provide peppers with shelter, humidity and protect them from drying out. Use starter plants that are about four weeks old.

Things You'll Need

Compost or fertilizer
Hoe
Measuring tape
Shovel

Tomato plants
Pepper plants
Watering can

Instructions

- 1
  Plan your plots. Tomatoes and peppers thrive in full sunlight, so choose a location in your garden that receives direct light.
- 2
  Mix compost or fertilizer into your garden so that the soil is rich and well-draining. Use the hoe to thoroughly mix in the fertilizer.
- 3
  Begin in the corner of your garden. Dig a hole to accommodate the root ball of your first tomato plant. The hole should be at least 1 inch deeper than the height of the root system.
- 4
  Place the tomato plant into the hole, and fill it in with soil. Pack the soil tightly around the base of the stem to secure the plant.
- 5
  Plant subsequent tomatoes 15 to 25 inches apart from one another until you have a complete row of tomatoes.
- 6
  Begin your row of pepper plants about 20 inches behind or in front of the row of tomatoes. As with the tomatoes, give the pepper roots about 1 inch of extra depth, and plant the peppers in the same manner as the tomatoes.
- 7
  Plant your peppers 18 to 24 inches from one another. Continue planting the row until complete. When done, you will have one row of tomato plants, spaced 15 to 25 inches apart, and about 2 feet from this row, you will have a row of peppers, spaced 18 to 24 inches apart.
- 8
  Soak the peppers and tomatoes with water.

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