Preface
Since the beginning of the pandemic, growing vegetables has become more and more popular, and many people have started to grow a variety of vegetables at home. However, although everyone has a heart to grow vegetables, not all vegetables can be planted at will, and some vegetables still have "old grudges" between them, once planted together, they will inhibit each other's growth, and even infect the disease. Therefore, friends who want to grow vegetables must be cautious when choosing to plant together, let's take a look at what vegetables can not be planted together!
1. Tomatoes and cucumbers
Tomatoes and cucumbers are a perfect match for everyone is familiar with the phrase, many people will choose these two vegetables to plant together when planting vegetables, but do you know that these two vegetables cannot be planted together!
There are two reasons for this:
1. It is susceptible to infectious diseases
First of all, tomatoes and cucumbers belong to the Solanaceae family, and Solanaceae plants are prone to infectious diseases with each other, for example, once one of the plants is infected, it will quickly spread to the other plant through the soil or air, thus affecting their growth and yield.
2. Inhibit each other's growth
In addition, tomatoes and cucumbers inhibit each other when they grow because their growth habits and growth patterns are different, and when they are planted together, they compete with each other for nutrients and space, thus affecting each other's growth and development.
2. Tomatoes and potatoes
In addition to cucumbers, tomatoes can't be grown with potatoes, why is that?
There are two reasons for this:
1. Susceptibility to diseases
First of all, tomatoes and potatoes cannot be grown together, because they are very closely related to each other, for example, potatoes infected with late blight will be transmitted to tomatoes through the soil, and once tomatoes are infected with scarring disease, they will also be transmitted to potatoes through the soil, thus affecting their growth and yield.
2. Moisture requirements are different
In addition, tomatoes and potatoes have different growth habits and water requirements, for example, tomatoes prefer a moist environment, while potatoes are not tolerant to moisture, and if they are planted together, they will have poor growth due to water problems.
3. Tomatoes and peppers
Tomatoes and peppers cannot be grown together, as there is competition between them, which affects the growth and yield of tomatoes.
Specifically, peppers grow relatively fast, and in the process of growth, they will absorb a lot of nutrients and water, if it is planted with tomatoes, it will rob tomatoes of nutrients and water, resulting in poor growth of tomatoes, and in serious cases, it will also affect the fruiting of tomatoes.
A fresh perspective
In addition to the plants mentioned above, in fact, tomatoes have many "rivals", such as eggplant, eggplant and tomatoes can also not be planted together, because they belong to the same Solanaceae family, so they are very susceptible to the same pests and diseases, once one of the plants is infected with the disease, it will quickly spread to the other plant, thus affecting their growth and quantity.
In addition, tomatoes and onions should not be planted together, because onions release a smell called sulfide, and this smell can affect the growth and taste of tomatoes, so if you want to grow tomatoes, it is best not to choose the vicinity of onions.
Finally, tomatoes and melons are also rivals, because melons grow faster, and it will continue to spread, if planted with tomatoes, it will block the sun, resulting in poor growth of tomatoes, so you must pay attention when choosing to plant together!
epilogue
Through the above introduction, I believe you have understood which vegetables can not be planted together, in fact, different plants have their own growth habits and needs, only after understanding them, can we find a suitable planting method, so as to ensure the growth and yield of vegetables.
Therefore, friends who want to grow vegetables must learn more about the planting knowledge of various vegetables, and only in this way can they cultivate a piece of thriving vegetables!