Tomatoes are not a very demanding seedling to care for. When planting seedlings in greenhouses, many gardeners are faced with the problem of poor harvests. There may be several reasons, one of them may be improper placement with other types of seedlings.
Plants that have a bad effect on growth and fruiting
The wrong choice of plants that will become neighbors of tomatoes in a greenhouse will negatively affect not only the quality and quantity of the harvest, but also the appearance of the bush of both plants.
The list of unsuccessful neighbors includes:
- cucumbers;
- potato;
- cabbage vegetables;
- fennel and dill;
- corn;
- eggplants.
The proximity of cucumbers and nightshades in a greenhouse will have a detrimental effect on both bushes. For normal growth of cucumbers, it is necessary to maintain higher air humidity, which is contrary to growing tomatoes. Conversely, frequent ventilation, which nightshades need for normal growth, will interfere with cucumbers. Climbing varieties of cucumbers can also negatively affect the growth of the crop, since if they are in close proximity, they can entangle the tomato stems.
Potatoes are one of the most dangerous neighbors of tomatoes. Despite the fact that they belong to the same family, their proximity is completely contraindicated. Otherwise, the tomatoes will simply die from late blight.Even the strongest chemicals cannot save them. There may also be a Colorado potato beetle on potatoes, which in the future will not disdain to feast on tomato bushes.
Brassica vegetables include not only cabbage, but also radishes, leaf mustard, broccoli, etc. These seedlings affect flowering, they delay it, slow down the development of the crop and delay the ripening of the crop. Cauliflower and kohlrabi are especially bad.
Gardeners have different opinions about the proximity of nightshades and dill. Some argue that proximity is impossible and has a negative impact on both cultures. Others say that dill can save the fruits and leaves of the plant from late blight.
The proximity of tomatoes to corn has a bad effect on the first crop, since corn will create shading, which is contraindicated for tomatoes.
Tomatoes are incompatible with eggplants due to the same diseases that can affect the crops.
Favorable neighborhood
Properly selected cultivated plants, which can be placed next to tomatoes, have a beneficial effect on obtaining large and undamaged fruits.
List of lucky neighbors:
- Nasturtium.
- Marigold.
- Mint.
- Basil.
- Parsley.
- Onions, etc.
Advice
With a small greenhouse area, you can place all the crops close to each other, but between them you need to plant 2-3 beds with marigolds or nasturtiums, this will help delimit the area and maintain a good harvest.
By following agrotechnical requirements and correctly positioning neighboring plants, you can harvest an excellent harvest of not only tomatoes, but also other vegetables.
Actually, in Russian they say - to plant or not to plant