What can be planted next to tomatoes in a greenhouse: an agronomist named the best plants

The future harvest often directly depends on the neighbors in the garden, and tomatoes are especially picky in this regard.

When choosing neighbors in a garden bed, you need to have knowledge - it is important that the plants do not transmit pests to each other, do not interfere with each other, and it is best if they help each other.

Legumes are excellent neighbors for tomatoes. For example, beans or beans, says the expert of the online publication TUT NOVOSTI, agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh . These crops enrich the soil, improving the conditions for tomatoes.

Mustard can be planted next to tomatoes. It will protect tomatoes from late blight and scab.

Tomatoes go well with all green plants – spinach, asparagus, leeks, sorrel, celery, parsley, lettuce. However, it is better to avoid dill, fennel and lemon balm.

It is also good to surround tomatoes with herbs: plant thyme, sage, mint, basil.

If nettles grow near tomatoes, do not destroy them. Nettles will protect the fruits from pests and scare away harmful insects.

Unsuccessful neighbors for tomatoes are peas, cauliflower and kohlrabi. Radishes, beets, carrots, melons, watermelons and strawberries will get along with tomatoes.

It is absolutely forbidden to plant potatoes and corn next to tomatoes. They take all the nutrients from the soil, and the tomatoes will grow tasteless.

What to plant next to tomatoes in a greenhouse

Choosing neighbors for tomatoes in a greenhouse requires taking into account many nuances.

An excellent option are early and fast-growing crops. These are onions and garlic for greens, salads, radishes.

In principle, all legumes, green crops, including strawberries, are suitable for sowing next to tomatoes. It is only important to correctly distribute the soil for them in the greenhouse.

As for cucumbers, they do not interfere with tomatoes in the greenhouse, you just need to take into account that they prefer different temperature and light conditions.

When growing them simultaneously in the same greenhouse, it is necessary to control the microclimate, and for this it is better to take the cucumbers out into the open ground under film.

Earlier we wrote about where on the plot you need to plant carrots .