Compatibility And Alternation Of Vegetables In The Beds

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Each plant has its own "character" - its own requirements for the "place of residence", that is, the habitat and conditions. As well as your preferences for choosing neighbors. Not every vegetable will "get along" next to others. Another surprise that a gardener can expect is the incompatibility of previous and subsequent crops in the beds. Therefore, until the hot sowing season has come and the planting of seedlings on the beds has not begun, let's remember which crops can be grown together, and after which vegetables others should not be planted in the same place

What crops should not be planted one after another

To begin with, long-term cultivation of the same plants in the same place leads to a decrease in yield. Pathogens accumulate in the soil, and the degree of damage by pests increases. Therefore, it is recommended to alternate crops in the beds.

This applies to both vegetables and berries and fruits. For example, everyone knows that garden strawberries are a perennial crop. She even leaves for the winter with green leaves. However, it is not recommended to grow strawberries in one place for longer than 4 years. Already in the third year on the plantation, the petioles turn brown ahead of time, and the leaves begin to dry out after harvest.

But that's not all. If you plant an eggplant after a tomato, it will not save it from diseases. Because you should not grow one after another plants that belong to the same family - nightshade, legumes, pumpkin, cruciferous. They suffer from the same diseases and pass them on to each other. And they are also affected by the same pests. Late blight, which the tomato suffered from, will be inherited by the potato. And the cruciferous flea is equally dangerous to both cabbage and radish.

Here's a quick cheat sheet for what crops shouldn't be planted one after another:

• eggplant - do not grow after pepper and tomato;

• kohlrabi - after pumpkin, radish, radish, cucumber;

• onions - leeks, celery, radishes, radishes are bad predecessors;

• Swiss chard - spinach;

• carrots - parsley, parsnips;

• cucumbers - kohlrabi, tomatoes, pumpkin;

• parsnips - parsley, celery;

• parsley - carrots, parsnips, parsley, celery;

• tomatoes - eggplants, peppers;

• radish - kohlrabi, radish;

• radish - kohlrabi, radish, spinach;

• salad - kohlrabi;

• beets - Swiss chard, spinach;

• celery - carrots, parsley, parsnips;

• capsicum - eggplant, tomatoes;

• beans - peas, beans, chickpeas;

• spinach - beets, chard.

What should not be grown for a long time in the same place

Other surprises that may lie in wait when growing the same crops in a permanent place is soil contamination with biologically active substances that these plants secrete. Accumulating in the ground, they act toxic, adversely affect the harvest and the plants weaken. Let's go back to the strawberry example. The fallen leaves get wet in the rain, gradually decompose and penetrate into the soil, and their effect inhibits the growth of perennials.

But there are a lot of vegetable crops that significantly reduce yields with constant cultivation in one place. In this list:

• potatoes, • cabbage, • tomatoes, • cucumbers, • beet, • beans, • peas.

Plant compatibility and soil fertilization

At the same time, any crop requires a certain pre-sowing preparation and soil quality. In particular, under everyone's favorite potatoes, deep tillage is necessary, it is favorable to the introduction of manure and does not need liming.

But such root crops as beets, carrots and parsnips love compacted, finely lumpy soil with an even surface. If you cannot do without hilling in caring for potatoes, then root crops almost do not need such soil cultivation.

Another thing to consider when rotating crops is the response to organic fertilizers. Some then grow like yeast, while others - on the contrary. After adding organic matter, it is good to grow:

• white and red cabbage;

• broccoli;

• Brussels sprouts;

• savoy cabbage;

• Swiss chard;

• pumpkin;

• cucumbers;

• beans;

• beans;

• leek;

• celery.

Not grown immediately after applying organic fertilizers:

• peas;

• kohlrabi;

• carrot;

• parsnip;

• parsley;

• tomatoes;

• radish;

• radish;

• turnip;

• onion;

• salad;

• beet;

• spinach.

Knowing these subtleties, it is easy to calculate which vegetables to choose as predecessors, and which crops should not be grown one after another.