Mixed plantings help to grow diverse crops in a small area and in sufficient quantities. Solanaceae are most often used with such agricultural technology. At the same time, you need to know what to plant sweet peppers with, and which plants can simply harm it.
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Positive neighborhood
Solanaceae are a capricious family. Bell peppers prefer a nutritious soil with regular watering, warmth and good lighting. In this regard, a vegetable is often grown in hotbeds and greenhouses, in which, in conditions of high humidity, pathogenic bacteria and parasitic insects develop intensively. The main task of the neighbors of such plantations is to suppress harmful microorganisms.
You can plant next to:
- Eggplant. Plants belong to the same family. They have similar requirements for environmental conditions and growing technology. Bushes can be watered, weeded and fed at the same time. This neighborhood helps to reduce the workload of agricultural work and to care for both vegetables at the same time.
- Corn. If planted outdoors, it will protect pepper bushes from strong gusts of wind. To prevent tall shoots from blocking the sunlight with nightshade, place corn rows on the north side.
- Cauliflower or cabbage. Crucifers also require a lot of moisture. In outdoor conditions, they can protect the pepper from cold and drafts.
- Carrot. Planting nearby is not worth it, because they have one pest - a fly, which over time will begin to infect nightshades. It is better to make these 2 crops neighbors, but on separate beds.
- Zucchini. Both vegetables remain neutral to each other, without interfering with the growth and development of a neighbor.
- Beans. Of the legumes near sweet peppers, only her can be planted. Peas and beans can inhibit the growth of a neighbor. Beans, on the other hand, enrich the soil with nitrogen and protect the pepper from harmful microorganisms.
- Onion and garlic. They are considered medicinal for the rest of the plantings, emit phytoncides, allowing the pepper to develop and bear fruit intensively. All bacteria and fungi die in such a neighborhood.
What crops can not be planted nearby
It is not recommended to plant potatoes near bell peppers. These plants belong to the same family, therefore, they are affected by similar diseases and pests. In addition, there will be a constant struggle between vegetables for beneficial compounds in the soil, and the potato will come out the winner, since large tubers develop in the depths of the soil. Near such a neighbor, the culture will cease to form ovaries and bear fruit.
It has a negative effect on nightshades and beets. The plant will constantly fight for minerals in the soil, and its bulky tops can shade the plantings of bell pepper, depriving them of the necessary sunlight.
You can not plant sweet and hot peppers together, although they are close relatives. These plants have the ability to cross-pollinate, so all vegetables will taste bitter. They must be planted at different ends of the garden.
Do you know which crops cannot be planted next to pepper?
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