Not always sowing seeds or planting seedlings in compliance with the terms and all recommendations for care lead to a good harvest. It should also be borne in mind that there are plants that cannot be grown next to each other. Crops may dislike their neighbor - a vegetable, fruit, or berry. Botanists call this phenomenon allelopathy.
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7 pairs of plants that can't be neighbors
It is not recommended to plant the following plants nearby:
- Onions and peas. If you plant these 2 plants next to each other, you should not wait for the pea harvest. Any type of onion inhibits the growth of legumes. Even the decorative bulbous variety Allium will not allow peas to ripen. The latter will not like the neighborhood with garlic.
- Potatoes and tomatoes. This neighborhood is undesirable not because of allelopathy. Both vegetables are members of the same nightshade family. This means that they are prone to the same diseases. And even the pests that attack both cultures are the same. If you arrange the plantings next to each other, then potatoes and tomatoes will constantly exchange diseases and pests.
- Peppers and legumes. These plants often suffer from anthracnose, a disease caused by fungal microorganisms. Affected bushes become covered with spots and ulcers and gradually rot. Planting legumes next to peppers increases your risk of developing the disease. As a result, you can be left without a harvest of both crops.
- Carrots and dill. The experience of gardeners confirms that dill inhibits the growth of carrots. You should not risk planting greens with a root crop next to it. Scientists cannot yet confirm or deny this statement.
- Cabbage and grapes. Gardeners claim that the taste of grape berries is spoiled by cabbage growing nearby. This fact is not explained in any way by science.
- Lettuce and broccoli. Cabbage releases substances into the soil that negatively affect the growth of lettuce. Because of this, this culture does not stand where broccoli used to grow. If the lettuce does sprout (which is unlikely), the greens will grow poorly.
- Mustard and beetroot. Mustard inhibits the growth of beets, so such a neighborhood is undesirable.
Which neighborhood is dangerous for fruit trees
When planning the planting of fruit trees, you should consider what is growing nearby. Conifers are an undesirable neighbor for fir. They release resins that acidify the soil. The negative effect of these substances lasts for several years. If you plan to plant an apple tree in the place where the fir used to grow, you must wait at least 3 years from the moment the ephedra was cut down.
You should not plant an apple tree next to a peach and cherry - the last 2 crops grow quickly, actively absorbing nutrients from the soil. As a result, the apple tree lacks nutrition. Young cherry growth is also dangerous for apple trees.
Don't expect an apple harvest if you plant a tree next to a cherry tree. The strong root system of the berry culture will displace the roots of the fruit tree.
For peach, cherries and cherries are not the best neighbors. It has been noticed that the fruit tree begins to lose its foliage on the side where the cherry or sweet cherry grows. This is due to the lack of light that the peach experiences due to the crown of neighboring trees.
For the same reason, pear and stone fruit are not tolerated. This fruit tree should not be planted next to a beech - it takes all the nutrients from the soil. The beech root system interferes with the development of pear roots.
Plum does not like raspberries, black currants and apple trees in neighbors. All these crops are susceptible to the same diseases, they are affected by the same pests, therefore, the risk of death of trees and bushes increases.
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