To get and grow a good harvest of tomatoes, you need to know what crops can be grown in the neighborhood. Tomatoes are whimsical plants, so you should approach the issue of neighborhood very carefully. Plants planted next to each other should not transmit diseases to each other and should not inhibit each other’s growth.
It is basically impossible to plant peppers next to tomatoes. This can only be done if you are sure that you can protect these plants from pests and diseases. They both belong to the nightshade family and suffer from the same diseases and insects.
What these plants have in common is only the growing temperature, and they can be tied in the same way. Tomatoes repel aphids from peppers.
You can grow strawberry bushes next to tomatoes. Just don’t choose tall varieties, otherwise they will block the sun for strawberry bushes.
By planting tomatoes next to gooseberry and currant bushes, you protect the berries from the invasion of sawflies and moths.
To increase the yield of tomatoes, it is worth planting beans, beans, parsley, celery, onions, asparagus, sorrel, thyme, mint, sage, white and early cabbage, onions, garlic, carrots, radishes, watermelons, pumpkins or melons. At the feet of tomatoes, you can plant beets, basil, spinach, lettuce and Chinese cabbage.
To ensure a good harvest of tomatoes, never plant corn, potatoes, fennel, lemon balm, dill, kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower and peas next to each other.
Many people believe that cucumbers can be grown next to tomatoes, but this is not true. Tomatoes love moderate temperatures and dry air, while cucumbers, on the contrary, love high temperatures and humid air. Cucumbers hate drafts, which cannot be said about tomatoes. Tomatoes love fertilizers, which cannot be said about cucumbers. Watering tomatoes should be done strictly at the root, and cucumbers should be watered completely.
Therefore, it is better not to grow these two plants next to each other as you will have to put in a lot of effort.
We wish you a good harvest!
