Many gardeners are forced to save the place on the site because of the small area. Landings should be condensed and at the same time very few people attach significance to the so-called neighbourhood on bed. And in vain. It is noticed that some plants positively influence the neighbors in bed, contributing to their best development. Others, on the contrary, suppress.
Worst "neighbor" for tomatoes
If you want to receive rich harvest of tomatoes, never plant them near potatoes. Part these cultures on different corners of the site. Tomatoes and potatoes – representatives of one family Solanaceous. Respectively, they have general wreckers and diseases.
So, if on potatoes Colorado beetles are got that happens very often, you can tell safely "farewell" to harvest of tomatoes. At defeat of one culture phytophthora, another will inevitably suffer too.
Try not to plant tomatoes and with other representatives of family Solanaceous among which there is eggplant, pepper.
Tomatoes and cucumbers under the same roof
Many gardeners grow up tomatoes in greenhouses. And quite often in it place also other cultures. Most often – cucumbers for which it is necessary warmly for successful development. The similar neighbourhood can backfire.
And all because agrotechnology at these cultures absolutely different. Fresh air, rather dry soil and rare fertilizing are necessary for tomatoes. And here cucumbers do not stand drafts, but at the same time need abundant watering and frequent fertilizing.
Here some can object in the spirit of "I do not know, but I all life grow up cucumbers and tomatoes in one greenhouse and I reap the harvest". Yes, you receive harvest, only many times it is less, than could collect if these cultures grew not in the neighbourhood. Try one season to put them separately or to grow up in the greenhouse only cucumbers or tomatoes. Having compared results, personally make sure that to cucumbers and tomatoes not the place under the same roof.
To minimize minuses of so contradictory neighbourhood in the greenhouse, place cucumbers in greenhouse face, and tomatoes – are closer to door. Some gardeners differentiate the greenhouse peculiar screens from film.
The most successful neighbors for tomatoes
Tomatoes can be planted safely in the neighbourhood with carrots, onions, bean (haricot, peas) and greens (parsley, basil, fennel, spinach).
Gardeners with experience could notice that the tomatoes growing in the neighbourhood with onions have phytophthora less. Similar property also fennel has. Seed onions and fennel between ranks of tomatoes to minimize risk of infection with phytophthora.
Joint landings of tomatoes with bean cultures deserve special attention. They enrich the soil with nitrogen which will contribute to the best development of tomatoes. In this case there are chances to increase harvest.
Neutral neighbors for tomatoes
Cabbage, strawberry, beet, pumpkin, garlic – from these partners on bed to tomatoes "it is cold, hot". Harm, as well as special advantage, they will not bring.