Mixed plantings: five best vegetable combinations – rich harvest and minimum hassle
There are at least two reasons why you should be thoughtful about choosing neighboring crops.
And it is not about saving space on the plot. First of all, such an approach will reduce the volume of problems that many summer residents usually face.
If plants are selected correctly, they do not exchange diseases and pests, and they do not oppress each other by competing for nutrients.
An expert of the online publication TUT NOVOSTI, agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, spoke about this in more detail.
5 Successful Combinations of Vegetables
It is worth planting carrots next to tomatoes. The plants like approximately the same conditions, but they do not compete for nutrients.
Summer residents also grow peppers and zucchini together. Cucumbers and cabbage are the third successful combination.
Beets are a suitable neighbor for potatoes, and strawberries can be grown in the same bed with legumes.
Earlier we told you how to feed cucumbers so that they bear fruit until October.
