Is it possible to plant hot peppers next to cucumbers

When asked whether it is possible to plant hot peppers and cucumbers side by side, the answer is rather ambiguous. That is, theoretically, you can plant them side by side.

However, based on practice, many gardeners never plant hot peppers along with other vegetable crops. Most often, he is given a place of honor in a flower garden or in a flowerpot, which is carried away from the garden. But this is of course only when several bushes of these "burning" vegetables are planted.

Where chili is usually planted in the plot

Sometimes situations arise when gardeners who have bought or grown seedlings of chili peppers and came to plant them find it difficult to find a place to plant. In this case, you can compact the vegetation already on the site.

• Outdoors, this hot spice is often reserved alongside cabbages or carrots.
• If the aisles of strawberries or strawberries are wide enough, then you can plant hot peppers there too. This vegetable tolerates the neighborhood with strawberries quite calmly.
• Hot pepper looks great in the beds next to the greens. It can be planted next to dill, parsley, green onions.

Conditions for compatibility of bitter pepper with cucumbers

Where to plant this pepper if it is decided to plant more of it?

Since this is a nightshade culture, it cannot be planted with nightshade (tomatoes, sweet bell peppers, eggplants, etc.)

Cucumbers belong to the pumpkin family. They are heat-loving and moisture-loving vegetables. In turn, hot pepper is a vegetable that belongs to the nightshade family. It is also thermophilic and needs constant watering.

If there is a greenhouse with cucumbers on the site, you can plant hot peppers there as well. There are only two conditions for the peaceful existence and prosperity of these cultures:

1. You can not plant hot peppers closer than 1.5 meters to cucumbers. This is necessary so that the wide cucumber leaves do not obscure the pepper sprouts.
2. Vegetable bushes need more ventilation, so it should be planted closer to the open edge of the greenhouse.

Tip:

• Having planted peppers and cucumbers in the same greenhouse, you should also remember that the first of them does not like organic top dressing as much as the second. If you overfeed the soil under this crop with organic matter, then it will have lush greenery, and fruit ripening will lengthen.
• If possible, each vegetable crop is planted in a separate greenhouse.When cultivating each crop separately and observing agricultural practices, ideal conditions and microclimate are created for specific vegetables in the greenhouse, then their development is faster and better. Thus, you can achieve the best yield of vegetables, including hot peppers.

Are there common diseases in peppers and cucumbers

Peppers and cucumbers practically do not suffer from the same diseases. This fact may also contribute to their joint planting in the greenhouse.

However, speaking of diseases, it should be mentioned that aphids can infect these vegetables. This insect first of all falls on cucumbers, and chili is already secondarily infected. Therefore, you need to plant cucumbers through a path about 90-100 cm wide.

Pros and cons of growing peppers and cucumbers in the same greenhouse

Let's consider the advantages and disadvantages of such cultivation:

They don't suffer from the same diseases when they are in the neighborhood.If the landing site is not properly organized, the chili may not receive enough sunlight and develop worse. Great yields for both crops Almost the same care for both vegetable crops (temperature, watering, feeding, humidity, airing).

Advantages	Disadvantages
Peppers and cucumbers don't pollinate each other	Aphids infect both cucumbers and peppers
	There is no cross-pollination of other crops. The greenhouse covers hot peppers and any vegetables can be planted behind the film, including sweet paprika.

Business idea! Fans of spicy pepper probably dream that they have a fresh pod of hot pepper grown on their plot every day on their table.Having a heated greenhouse for vegetables at home, you can grow hot peppers in it all year round. Moreover, in this situation, it is possible not only to provide your entire family with fresh vegetables, but also to sell the surplus and make a profit. Those who already grow cucumbers for sale in their greenhouse can take advantage of this experience and diversify their product range with hot pepper.

Different ways of planting hot peppers

Based on the amount of planting material, as well as the area that you planned to occupy for this vegetable, it can be planted in different ways:

• Planting in a flower pot.

Seedling method of planting one plant per flowerpot. If you decide to sow seeds in the same pot where the plant will grow, then sow no more than three seeds, and remove one or two weaker sprouts during growth.

• Growing in a greenhouse.

It is better to plant seedlings of this plant in greenhouse conditions one sprout every 25-30 cm in a row. You can also plant a plant in a checkerboard pattern (zigzag), then it takes up to 30% more planting material per unit area.

• Growing in a greenhouse.

Usually a greenhouse is used for growing seedlings. After the main part is planted, chili is planted in it. Warmth, as well as loose soil in a greenhouse, are excellent conditions for the development of a good plant. Most often, it is greenhouse bushes that give the earliest harvests.

• Growing outdoors.

Seedlings are planted on the ground either in even rows, the distance between which is 40-60 cm, or in a checkerboard pattern. Many vegetable growers plant this plant two sprouts in one hole every 25 centimeters. This achieves a more intensive pollination of plants, and also, with such a planting, the plants do not break. Plants planted using this technology support each other and grow better.

Grower Secrets

Bitter chili is a spice that contains substances that "burn" our taste buds in the mouth when eaten. Everyone knows that after cutting chili, you should not touch your face with your hands, since when they get on the mucous membranes, the substances cause a strong burning sensation. And the main "burning" components are found in white veins and chili seeds. Therefore, when working with bitter chili seeds (soaking, sowing), experienced gardeners wear rubber or latex gloves.

Workers wear masks at hot pepper plants during flowering and harvest. Excessive inhalation of pollen from this vegetable can cause a severe autoimmune reaction of an allergic nature.

After growing a chili in a pot, you should remember not to leave it on the windowsill in the kitchen. It grows best on a well-lit and glazed balcony.

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