Neighbourhood of vegetables in the beds: compatibility table, good and bad combinations

The quantity and quality of the harvested crop depends on several criteria - this is both competent agrotechnical care and the correct placement of plants in the garden. Experienced gardeners use the compatibility table to determine the optimal neighborhood of vegetables in the beds. In this case, the plants will not oppress each other and take away nutrients. If you properly arrange the crops in the garden, then the number of harvested fruits will increase markedly.

The Importance of Plant Compatibility

Beginner gardeners do not pay due attention to the correct proximity of vegetables in the beds, resulting in a decrease in crop yields by at least 25%.When planning a garden, they take into account not only the demands of crops for watering and lighting, but also the location of plants in relation to each other. If you choose the right neighbors, crops develop more intensively, get sick less often and are damaged by pests.

Experienced gardeners practice mixed planting, in which several varieties of plants are planted on the same bed, contributing to the full development of neighbors. These are not necessarily vegetable crops - greens, flowers and other varieties are sown nearby.

In this case, the owner of a personal plot receives several advantages:

• saving space in the garden and rational use of planting space;
• reduce soil depletion and no need for constant crop rotation;
• increasing yield and improving the taste of harvested fruits;
• small consumption of fungicidal and insecticidal preparations for the treatment of crops from diseases and pests and, as a result, an environmentally friendly product;
• weed reduction. There are crops that completely cover the soil, forming a lower tier, making it difficult for weeds to break through to the surface.

Vegetable Compatibility Chart

When planning planting in the garden, experienced gardeners use a detailed crop compatibility table, this will avoid mistakes when placing seedlings and seeds and increase yields.

Main cropSuitable neighborsBenefitsEggplantsIt is recommended to plant spinach or bush beans in the same garden and improve the composition of the soil by saturating it with useful substances These plants saturate the soil with nitrogen, while sunflowers and corn cover gourds from the scorching sun Garden strawberries If you plant green peas near corn, it will serve as a natural support on which it can curl These crops promote the rapid growth of zucchini PotatoSalad, cauliflower, radish, cabbage, coriander, horseradishWhen planting potatoes with horseradish on the same bed, the latter repels the potato bug, and when planted together with legumes, the number of such a pest as the Colorado potato beetle decreases , spinach, bush beans, chicory, beets Aromatic and spicy herbs repel insects such as cabbage butterflies, caterpillars and snailsOnionsChamomile, carrots, spinach, cucumbers, potatoes, strawberries Some cultures contribute to the formation of larger heads, while others repel the onion flyTomatoesBasil, onion, lemon lemon balm, sage, parsley, lettuce, celery Neighboring crops contribute to the rapid growth of the root system, repel insect pests, better storage of the cropBulgarian pepperTagetes, petunia, coriander, marjoram, geranium When planted next to these plants, the taste of fruits improves and yields increase

	Beets, garlic, cabbage, radishes, onions	Vytoncides contained in spicy vegetables act as pest repellents.The rest of the neighbors improve the quality of the soil and stimulate the growth of strawberries
	Zucchini	Peppermint, beans, corn, nasturtium

If you follow these recommendations, you will be able to grow and harvest a rich harvest even on a small plot of land.

Boarding rules

Summer residents, who have been growing vegetables and fruits for several seasons, keep a special diary in which they enter last year's placement of plants and draw a diagram of the garden. When planning landings, the following recommendations should be taken into account:

1. The entire plot allocated for growing vegetables is divided into several parts. In the middle are placed the highest crops, the fruits of which ripen the longest.
2. Plants belonging to the same family are not planted in the same place.
3. Greens and herbs are placed along the perimeter of the plot, you can also plant garden strawberries and grapes closer to the edges of the garden.
4. Crops with strong and weak root systems are placed side by side so that they do not compete for nutrients.
5. Neighbor crops should have similar lighting, moisture and soil requirements.

If there are fruit trees on the plot, then the space under them can also be used, but in this case there are some restrictions. If the trees are young, then planting other crops under them is not worth it, since the seedlings need to fully take root. Greens, herbs and radishes are placed under mature trees, in the shade they will retain their aroma and juiciness for a long time.

Useful herbs for the garden

Fragrant and medicinal herbs are considered good neighbors for fruit crops. Each plant performs its own function and helps to harvest a high yield, for example:

• origanum repels most insect pests;
• thyme prevents caterpillars from settling in cabbage heads and spoiling them;
• nasturtium effectively prevents the reproduction of aphids, distracting them from cultivated plants;
• borage promotes intensive growth of beans, peas and strawberries;
• peppermint and marjoram enhance the taste of tomatoes and cabbage;
• coriander, thanks to its powerful root system, loosens the soil and contributes to its saturation with oxygen;
• chamomile and yarrow increase the natural immunity of fruit crops and repel pests.

Examples of successful plant combinations

Thanks to the successful combination of crops in one bed, many problems can be prevented when growing crops. One of the most successful neighborhoods, which even novice gardeners know about, is the planting of onions and carrots. They repel pests that infect the satellite culture.

Basil is planted between tomato bushes, thanks to this, the taste of grown fruits improves. Dill and celery are placed between the rows of cabbage, greens help to cope with the invasion of pests such as cabbage fly and white butterfly.

Which plants in the garden and garden should not be planted next to each other?

There are combinations of plants in the beds that should be avoided, for example, not planted next to:

• cabbage strawberries;
• onion beans;
• carrot fennel;
• nightshade cucumbers;
• eggplant garlic and onion.

If you follow the crop compatibility chart, you will grow he althy and strong plants that will delight you with a rich harvest at the end of the season.

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