Bad neighborhood vegetables – which plants not to plant next to each other?

Do you know what a bad neighborhood vegetable is? Find out what are its effects. Check the unfavorable combinations in the bed with our table and enjoy rich, disease- and pest-resistant crops.

An effective way to protect vegetables naturally

The right choice of vegetables for the garden and for the plot is not an easy decision. decisions. This is related to restrictive vegetation requirements of plants (e.g., proper hydration, fertilization, sunlight). That is why growing vegetables on a plot and in the garden is not easy and requires a lot of knowledge and experience.

Here it is worthwhile to use proven ways of caring for a vegetable garden. These include intercropping, which is not only an effective, but also an also an ecological method. It refers to the natural relationships between plants (good and bad proximity of vegetables), which makes it possible to obtain healthy and abundant yields.

Intercropping vegetables prevents erosion, soil fatigue and soil depletion. If you know which plants do not like to grow next to each other and which should be planted together, you can attract beneficial insects (e.g. bees) to your plot and vegetable garden. In addition, you will be able to stop or significantly reduce the use of chemical plant protection products plants.

What causes unfavorable neighborhood vegetables?

Inappropriate choice of plant company can bring many negative consequences consequences. Among the most important are: stunting their growth, lowering of resistance, disease induction, spread of pests, rotting, lower yields.

As one of the most common diseases caused in plants is mentioned Rust, a type of fungal infection. Among vegetables, this disease is caused by beets and carrots in leeks, among others. Mycosis in tomato, on the other hand, can be caused by its cultivation in the surroundings of tall plants, since it then remains in their shade, which is contrary to its vegetative needs. In addition, the tomato is extremely endangered by the company of carrots, which cause it blight.

The bad neighborhood of vegetables can also cause the spread of pests. Particular mention should be made here of aphids. It occurs in many types of characteristic of different combinations of vegetables. It is worth mentioning here, for example hawthorn-march variety, poplar-march cotton bollworm and poplar-salad bollworm.

Another effect of unfavorable proximity to vegetables is the inhibition of their growth. Therefore, do not sow beans near beets, cabbage, garlic and onions. Cucumber rot can be caused by beans and head lettuce if the there is a rainy season at the time. For this very reason, it is not worth planting these vegetables together.

Which vegetables don't like company?

You already know what problems a bad vegetable neighborhood can lead to. When planning a vegetable garden, you should also pay attention to a special group of of plants that have extremely limited company in the bed. Among the most demanding are: arugula and peppers.

What not to plant next to peppers? The list is very long. The best neighbor among vegetables will be parsley for it. Slightly more demanding is arugula, which should be sown in a separate bed. Remembering which vegetables not to plant next to each other is not easy. Fortunately, there are several universal rules that will make it easier for you to distinguish which plants do not like company.

Remember never to combine plants:

• bulbous (e.g., leek, onion) with legumes (e.g., beans, peas),
• cucurbits with potatoes,
• Brassicas with tomato, parsley or carrot.

Bad neighborhood of vegetables – table

There are many factors that affect the quality of the crop (including the type and mineral richness of the soil, neighborhood, climatic and atmospheric conditions). When applying the principles of vegetable intercropping, you should also pay attention to the variety of a given plant (e.g., white cabbage, head cabbage, Chinese cabbage Chinese cabbage), as there may be some differences determined, among other things, by their resistance to disease resistance.

The table showing the bad neighborhood of vegetables provides simplified indicative data, which form the basis for further species specifications of various plants (instead of distinguishing between celery and root celery, you will find general data on celery).

Another effect of unfavorable proximity to vegetables is the stunting of their growth. Therefore, do not sow beans near beets, cabbage, garlic and onions. Cucumber rot can be caused by beans and head lettuce if the there is a rainy season at the time. For this very reason, it is not worth planting these vegetables together.

Do you know of other unfavorable combinations of vegetables that we could add to our compilation? Share this information with us in the comments. Would you like to find out what the good neighboring vegetables? Check out the table of the best combinations and learn about the principles of co-cultivation intercropping!

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