Can tomatoes and melons be grown in the same greenhouse?

Due to the fact that rare summer residents can boast of huge plots of land, there is a need for the joint cultivation of different crops and plants. With proper planting, when the plants do not interfere and do not darken from each other, even picky tomatoes can get along with different neighbors. In addition, in order to be able to plant tomatoes, cucumbers, melons and other crops in the same greenhouse, the greenhouse structure should be properly equipped and prepared.

Which neighborhood is favorable and which is undesirable?

Many site owners, before planting different vegetables and plants in the same garden, study the cultivation conditions for each of them. The level of compatibility is important even when the plants are planned to be planted far apart from each other. Even such a planting in the same greenhouse can provoke a conflict between crops, which manifests itself in the struggle for moisture and mineral elements.

As a rule, in the spring, summer residents begin to plant various greens and early vegetables, such as radishes and onions, in the greenhouse. After early harvesting of such crops, tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables begin to fill the greenhouse structure. Melon lovers have a place in the greenhouse for watermelons, melons or grapes.

Despite the different requirements for watering, temperature, humidity and ventilation, most often in the greenhouse you can see such a neighborhood as tomatoes and cucumbers.

The neighborhood with asparagus beans is considered more favorable for tomatoes. With a sufficient area and a greenhouse structure, you can arrange the planting of tomatoes and watermelons. Melon with watermelon has poor draft tolerance. In this regard, it is impossible to plant melon with tomatoes on the same bed.A site protected from drafts should be chosen as the residence of melons and gourds.

The decision to grow watermelons with tomatoes in the same greenhouse must be accompanied by the observance of some rules, as an exception for lovers of excessive moisture: cucumbers and peppers. Drought-resistant melons and watermelons in a greenhouse are unlikely to be able to get along with the neighborhood of cucumbers due to the occurrence of various diseases in high humidity conditions.

How to grow melon correctly?

Along with tomatoes, melons and watermelons love warm and light conditions, the exact observance of which will allow you to achieve good fruiting.

• To grow melons with watermelons, you will need to maintain the temperature regime in the range from 28 to 35 degrees above zero. In order for watermelons to bring high yields, you should provide them with a daily temperature of 30 degrees above zero. For development at night, melons and gourds require temperatures from 18 degrees above zero. Compliance with these requirements will give the long-awaited result;
• Also melons with watermelons share the love of tomatoes for rare watering. Unlike cucumbers, these crops can easily withstand dry conditions, but they will not survive high levels of air humidity and waterlogged soil. When grown in a greenhouse melons, like melons and watermelons, it is important to adhere to the optimum humidity level (up to 60%);
• Due to the fact that melons and gourds are too susceptible to air, soil and the general microclimate in a closed room, only seeds of high quality should be planted. It is also important that the seeds are produced in the same region where they are planned to be planted. Watermelons and melons, characterized by large fruit sizes, are more picky and demanding. Therefore, to get a faster result, experts recommend planting varieties that bear small fruits. Also, small-sized melons and watermelons will yield higher yields compared to large-sized varieties.

Rules for growing melons in a greenhouse structure

For the growth of melon seedlings, a short time period of 25 to 35 days is required. The best place for growing melon seedlings is in a small container, such as pots or peat glasses. Thanks to them, the process of transplanting plants into a greenhouse with tomatoes will eliminate the risk of root damage. When choosing planting containers for seedlings, it is worth giving preference to small diameters within 10 cm.

Before planting seeds in pots, it is necessary to carry out the procedure for soaking them for a while. Thanks to such an event, the seeds will sprout and grow faster. During the period of growing seedlings of melons with watermelons, it is necessary to observe the temperature regime, the limits of which are from 23 to 25 degrees above zero.

While the development of seedlings in pots is taking place, one must not forget about feeding it using a complex of minerals. In the process of growing melons, careful control over its growth is necessary. To prevent watermelons in the greenhouse from touching nearby crops, you need to move them away from neighbors in time.

Due to the fact that melons with watermelons need a large area, the greenhouse should have a sufficient area, especially if it is planned to plant in it with tomatoes and other plants. When choosing neighbors for melons and gourds, it is important to take into account the similarity of their requirements, paying special attention to the level of temperature and degree of humidity.

Rules for the preparation and planting of seedlings

Before planting melon seedlings in the greenhouse, it is important to organize a thorough preparation of the structure.

• The beginning of the greenhouse preparation phase is early spring. In the May-April period, it is necessary to carry out cleaning work, check the structure and fix breakdowns, if any, as well as prepare the soil for seedlings;
• Mid-May is the ideal time to plant seedlings in a greenhouse. During this period, the greenhouse must be equipped with a heating system. In the absence of such, the process of planting seedlings should be postponed to a later period, when high temperatures will be established not only during the day, but also at night;
• To save seedlings with a sharp decrease in the arrow of the thermometer, it is worth equipping the greenhouse with a special film or paper that has cold-protective properties.

If you decide to plant melons with watermelons indoors, then a polycarbonate structure that has all the qualities necessary for growing such crops would be an ideal option.

Care rules

The decision to plant melons and watermelons in a greenhouse with tomatoes and other crops should only be made with the knowledge of how to get the most out of the harvest. Growing melons does not require special experience. The main thing in solving this problem is the observance of all important conditions and the provision of constant care.

• At the initial stage of growth and development of melons and gourds in a greenhouse structure, no special conditions are required.The only thing that plants need is a high air temperature (above +30) and timely ventilation, which can be organized through open vents. This will provoke air circulation, which is necessary for melons;
• After 2 weeks after moving the seedlings to their permanent residence in the greenhouse, the plants should be properly watered. The likes of tomatoes, melons and watermelons need careful watering. The water must be warm, and it must also be prevented from getting on the leaves of the crops. In addition to watering melons and watermelons with tomatoes, they need feeding with appropriate fertilizing elements.

Watermelon and melon garter rules

If you decide to plant melons and watermelons in your greenhouse, then you should adhere to the rules for tying them. Like cucumbers, melons and gourds reach great lengths. Therefore, for their growth, trellises will be required, which are also used for growing cucumbers. Each culture has its own set of garter rules:

• Melons. Trellis are required at the top of the plant and the strongest side shoots;
• Watermelons. The cultivation of this melon takes place using one stem. His choice is influenced by the presence of an ovary, in which the shoot is pinched. If there is no ovary on the shoot, then it is removed.

If you want to grow melons and watermelons in the same greenhouse with tomatoes or other plants, then if you have a great desire, difficulties should not arise. The main thing is to choose the right neighborhood, and not to plant melon on the same bed with tomatoes and other vegetables.

Dear gardeners, everyone writes that it is bad to plant tomatoes and cucumbers in the same greenhouse, but what about those people who have a patch of marigold, there is only one greenhouse (and that’s glad) and so they want flowers to grow, green leaves, bushes and trees. Yes, it is bad and harmful to plant everything together, but last year I planted 2 cucumber seeds on each side in the greenhouse, when the tomatoes began to gain strength, they were already eating cucumbers, the lashes slowly began to bare from the foliage, and when the tomatoes had already begun to sing, the lashes pulled out cucumbers, vacated the place. And in the garden there were cucumbers, so nothing was ugly, everything that they ate was just a greenhouse. In the open ground, the land is good, but I don't live all the time, but you come, precipitation has fallen, the leaves begin to turn yellow, you start cultivating. So you want to be in the greenhouse, at least one, but YOUR cucumber early. I am from Moscow, the weather does not spoil us, it is hot, then cold, you run around each plant and you are glad that you live.

Due to the fact that rare summer residents can boast of huge plots of land, there is a need for the joint cultivation of different crops and plants. With proper planting, when the plants do not interfere and do not darken from each other, even picky tomatoes can get along with different neighbors. In addition, in order to be able to plant tomatoes, cucumbers, melons and other crops in the same greenhouse, the greenhouse structure should be properly equipped and prepared.

Which neighborhood is favorable and which is undesirable?

Many site owners, before planting different vegetables and plants in the same garden, study the cultivation conditions for each of them. The level of compatibility is important even when the plants are planned to be planted far apart from each other. Even such a planting in the same greenhouse can provoke a conflict between crops, which manifests itself in the struggle for moisture and mineral elements.

As a rule, in the spring, summer residents begin to plant various greens and early vegetables, such as radishes and onions, in the greenhouse. After early harvesting of such crops, tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables begin to fill the greenhouse structure. Melon lovers have a place in the greenhouse for watermelons, melons or grapes.

Despite the different requirements for watering, temperature, humidity and ventilation, most often in the greenhouse you can see such a neighborhood as tomatoes and cucumbers.

The neighborhood with asparagus beans is considered more favorable for tomatoes. With a sufficient area and a greenhouse structure, you can arrange the planting of tomatoes and watermelons. Melon with watermelon has poor draft tolerance. In this regard, it is impossible to plant melon with tomatoes on the same bed.A site protected from drafts should be chosen as the residence of melons and gourds.

The decision to grow watermelons with tomatoes in the same greenhouse must be accompanied by the observance of some rules, as an exception for lovers of excessive moisture: cucumbers and peppers. Drought-resistant melons and watermelons in a greenhouse are unlikely to be able to get along with the neighborhood of cucumbers due to the occurrence of various diseases in high humidity conditions.

How to grow melon correctly?

Along with tomatoes, melons and watermelons love warm and light conditions, the exact observance of which will allow you to achieve good fruiting.

• To grow melons with watermelons, you will need to maintain the temperature regime in the range from 28 to 35 degrees above zero. In order for watermelons to bring high yields, you should provide them with a daily temperature of 30 degrees above zero. For development at night, melons and gourds require temperatures from 18 degrees above zero. Compliance with these requirements will give the long-awaited result;
• Also melons with watermelons share the love of tomatoes for rare watering. Unlike cucumbers, these crops can easily withstand dry conditions, but they will not survive high levels of air humidity and waterlogged soil. When grown in a greenhouse melons, like melons and watermelons, it is important to adhere to the optimum humidity level (up to 60%);
• Due to the fact that melons and gourds are too susceptible to air, soil and the general microclimate in a closed room, only seeds of high quality should be planted. It is also important that the seeds are produced in the same region where they are planned to be planted. Watermelons and melons, characterized by large fruit sizes, are more picky and demanding. Therefore, to get a faster result, experts recommend planting varieties that bear small fruits. Also, small-sized melons and watermelons will yield higher yields compared to large-sized varieties.

Rules for growing melons in a greenhouse structure

For the growth of melon seedlings, a short time period of 25 to 35 days is required. The best place for growing melon seedlings is in a small container, such as pots or peat glasses. Thanks to them, the process of transplanting plants into a greenhouse with tomatoes will eliminate the risk of root damage. When choosing planting containers for seedlings, it is worth giving preference to small diameters within 10 cm.

Before planting seeds in pots, it is necessary to carry out the procedure for soaking them for a while. Thanks to such an event, the seeds will sprout and grow faster. During the period of growing seedlings of melons with watermelons, it is necessary to observe the temperature regime, the limits of which are from 23 to 25 degrees above zero.

While the development of seedlings in pots is taking place, one must not forget about feeding it using a complex of minerals. In the process of growing melons, careful control over its growth is necessary. To prevent watermelons in the greenhouse from touching nearby crops, you need to move them away from neighbors in time.

Due to the fact that melons with watermelons need a large area, the greenhouse should have a sufficient area, especially if it is planned to plant in it with tomatoes and other plants. When choosing neighbors for melons and gourds, it is important to take into account the similarity of their requirements, paying special attention to the level of temperature and degree of humidity.

Rules for the preparation and planting of seedlings

Before planting melon seedlings in the greenhouse, it is important to organize a thorough preparation of the structure.

• The beginning of the greenhouse preparation phase is early spring.In the May-April period, it is necessary to carry out cleaning work, check the structure and fix breakdowns, if any, as well as prepare the soil for seedlings;
• Mid-May is the ideal time to plant seedlings in a greenhouse. During this period, the greenhouse must be equipped with a heating system. In the absence of such, the process of planting seedlings should be postponed to a later period, when high temperatures will be established not only during the day, but also at night;
• To save seedlings with a sharp decrease in the arrow of the thermometer, it is worth equipping the greenhouse with a special film or paper that has cold-protective properties.

If you decide to plant melons with watermelons indoors, then a polycarbonate structure that has all the qualities necessary for growing such crops would be an ideal option.

Care rules

The decision to plant melons and watermelons in a greenhouse with tomatoes and other crops should only be made with the knowledge of how to get the most out of the harvest. Growing melons does not require special experience. The main thing in solving this problem is the observance of all important conditions and the provision of constant care.

• At the initial stage of growth and development of melons and gourds in a greenhouse structure, no special conditions are required. The only thing that plants need is a high air temperature (above +30) and timely ventilation, which can be organized through open vents. This will provoke air circulation, which is necessary for melons;
• After 2 weeks after moving the seedlings to their permanent residence in the greenhouse, the plants should be properly watered. The likes of tomatoes, melons and watermelons need careful watering. The water must be warm, and it must also be prevented from getting on the leaves of the crops. In addition to watering melons and watermelons with tomatoes, they need feeding with appropriate fertilizing elements.

Watermelon and melon garter rules

If you decide to plant melons and watermelons in your greenhouse, then you should adhere to the rules for tying them. Like cucumbers, melons and gourds reach great lengths. Therefore, for their growth, trellises will be required, which are also used for growing cucumbers. Each culture has its own set of garter rules:

• Melons. Trellis are required at the top of the plant and the strongest side shoots;
• Watermelons. The cultivation of this melon takes place using one stem. His choice is influenced by the presence of an ovary, in which the shoot is pinched. If there is no ovary on the shoot, then it is removed.

If you want to grow melons and watermelons in the same greenhouse with tomatoes or other plants, then if you have a great desire, difficulties should not arise. The main thing is to choose the right neighborhood, and not to plant melon on the same bed with tomatoes and other vegetables.

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Cucumbers and zucchini grow in abundance in garden beds all over the country. But only the most daring gardeners cultivate their relatives in the pumpkin family - watermelons and melons.

But a good harvest of these berries, rich in vitamins and macronutrients, is easy to get even in the northern regions. All you need is good greenhouse.

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Why in a greenhouse?

Melons and gourds demanding on the composition of the soil, humidity and air temperature. The deep root system does not tolerate close groundwater and begins to rot. Late frosts, which are common in cold climates, will leave seedlings no chance of survival.

A rainy summer will not ruin the harvest, but will affect taste... The fruits will be unsweetened, watery. When growing watermelons and melons in greenhouses, these problems can be avoided.

Which greenhouse to choose?

The frame and covering material can be anything. So, cultivation melons and watermelons in a polycarbonate greenhouse are finding their supporters more and more. They also feel comfortable under the cheap film.

It is worth paying attention only to a number of points.

• the greenhouse must be high. Ideally at least two meters. Shoots of watermelons and melons, tied to trellises, rise high;
• exclude the penetration of cold air. The structure should not have gaps, cracks, rupture of the covering material;
• exclude the development of fungal diseases (melons are especially sensitive to them).

  In the spring, disinfect the frame and the ground in the greenhouse with a Bordeaux mixture or a solution of copper sulfate.

Do you need "neighbors"?

So that the greenhouse does not stand idle while waiting for a suitable temperature to create melons, you can sow early greens or radishes in it. Precursors will not harm watermelons and melons. Melons will thrive next to drought-resistant, light-loving tomatoes, eggplants.

Moisture-loving cucumbers and bell peppers will not be the best neighbors. Adherents of a hot, dry climate, watermelons and melons suffer from diseases (powdery mildew, angular spotting, peronosporosis) with a humidity of sixty percent.

Which varieties should you choose?

For growing in a greenhouse you need to choose zoned varieties with medium-sized fruits of early or mid-season ripening. Melons of varieties: "Solnechnaya", "Sweet pineapple", "Russian vegetable garden", "Thirty days", "Rainbow", "Autumn" give an excellent harvest in greenhouses. Popular varieties watermelon: "Siberian", "Moscow Region Charleston", "Gift to the North", "Ogonyok", "Cinderella", "Ultra Early".

How to prepare the ground?

Melon and watermelon love fertile soil with mild to neutral acidity. It should be loose, breathable. Water stagnation should not be allowed... It is good to start preparing the soil for the future harvest in the fall. Put tops, cut grass, rotted manure in the beds.

What layer should to be manure in a greenhouse for watermelons and melons? About 30 centimeters will be sufficient. Important! Discard fallen leaves.

Dangerous garden pests like to winter in them. In the spring, you can add straw manure or humus with mineral fertilizers.

To improve the structure of the soil, a bucket of river sand is poured into each square meter of the area and the beds are dug up. To reduce soil acidity add calcium and magnesium compounds... They nourish plants and improve their growth.

Sulfur or ammonium sulfate will help to increase the acid balance. By the time the seedlings are planted, the land must be warmed up.To do this, remove a layer of soil to the depth of a shovel, put a mixture of grass material and humus, pour plenty of hot water. Put the earth on top and cover with foil.

What you need to know about seedlings?

Two factors affect the production of strong, healthy seedlings:

1. Correctly selected seeds. They must be large and of high specific gravity. A solution of table salt will help not to make a mistake. The seeds are dipped in liquid (a teaspoon in a glass of water). Those who come up are thrown away. For sowing, they take those who have settled at the bottom. Necessarily rinse from salt residues, dry.
2. Nutrient soil. It is sold in stores, but it is not difficult to make it yourself. Mix three kilograms of humus with a kilogram of sod land. Add 200 gr. wood ash and a small spoonful of potassium sulfate. Sometimes mix in peat or river sand... The soil should be loose, light, moisture permeable.

How to grow watermelons and melons in a greenhouse? Seedlings usually begin to grow in early April. From sowing seeds to the formation of a plant ready to move to a greenhouse, it takes 25-35 days for watermelons and 20-25 days for melons. Based on this, the exact date of the start of work is calculated.

Seeds for fast germination soaked in warm water for two to three hours. It will not be superfluous to dip them in a weak solution of potassium permanganate to protect against diseases.

In peat pots for seedlings (can be replaced with plastic cups or a cut bottle), drop one seed at a time to a depth of three centimeters. Cover with foil on top. The temperature is kept at least 25ºC. When shoots appear, the film is removed... If the greenhouse is heated, the pots with future watermelons and melons are transferred there. If the temperature is low, it is grown on a windowsill.

A few tips will help ensure high vitality of young plants.

• seedlings need a lot of light. In order to prevent stretching of the plants, it is advisable create an extended daylight for them (at least 14 hours);
• watering carefully. If water gets on the leaves, they can rot;
• plants are sensitive to personal space. The pots should not be close to each other;
• do not neglect mineral dressings.

The seedlings are transferred to the greenhouse at the stage of two to three true leaves. The earth should warm up to 14ºC... The night air temperature is not lower than 5ºC-8ºC warm, and the daytime temperature is above twenty.

In case of sudden drops in air temperature, the seedlings in the greenhouse must be covered. Plants will not tolerate even short-term frosts.

The sprouts are carefully removed from the plastic container along with a lump of earth and lowered into the holes spilled with warm water. Their depth is 10 cm. The seedlings are placed at a distance of 50 - 70 cm from each other in a checkerboard pattern. Above the ground is mulched with sawdust.

You can plant two plants in one hole. In this case, the lashes are directed in opposite directions from each other. To avoid decay of the root collar, do not deeply bury the plant in the soil. The lump should rise 2 cm above the ground.

How to take care of it properly?

Work to get a decent harvest not time consumingbut requires certain conditions to be met.

• A well-formed plant will give good fruiting.
• Watermelons and melons need plenty of sun and warmth.
• Humidity should be lowered.
• A garter to the trellises is required.
• The emerging yellow flowers indicate the need to move on to the next stage - pollination.
• Melons growing in the greenhouse require mandatory feeding with wood ash.
• Melons should not touch the ground.

There are several ways to solve the problem:

1. Place each ripening fruit in a separate net and tie it to the trellis. This is the best method to preserve watermelons and melons.
2. Place a board under the watermelon or melon. This method is good only for the lower fruits (or you will have to bend the lashes to the ground). The disadvantages are the need to regularly turn the berries for their uniform ripening.
3. Make shelves of any material, fix them on the walls of the greenhouse. The fruit will also have to be turned over.
4. Sometimes cardboard boxes are used instead of nets. It is difficult to attach them to the trellises, it is difficult to monitor the development of the fetus.

The ripeness of watermelons will be reported shiny bark with a clear pattern, a shrunken stalk and a characteristic dull sound when hitting the berry. Ripe melons give off a unique aroma. The harvest is stored in cardboard boxes. Desirable each fruit in a separate container.

How to avoid mistakes?

In some cases, the melons are not tied. This happens because of the mistakes made.

1. Wrong seed selection. It is better to buy them in specialized stores. Pay attention to the expiration date and the acceptability of cultivation in a particular region;
2. Violation of the conditions for growing seedlings and fruiting plants. Lash formation, garter, pollination affect the formation of ovaries;
3. Low ambient temperature. In a cold rainy summer it is necessary to provide additional heating of the greenhouse and illuminating plants with LED or sodium lamps.

Subject to simple planting and care conditions, melons and gourds in protected ground will grow no worse than under the southern sun. Eco-friendly, nitrate-free watermelons and melons will delight gardeners with a bountiful harvest and excellent taste.

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Dear gardeners, everyone writes that it is bad to plant tomatoes and cucumbers in the same greenhouse, but what about those people who have a patch of marigold, there is only one greenhouse (and that’s glad) and so they want flowers to grow, green leaves, bushes and trees. Yes, it is bad and harmful to plant everything together, but last year I planted 2 cucumber seeds on the sides in the greenhouse, when the tomatoes began to gain strength, they were already eating cucumbers, the lashes slowly began to bare from the foliage, and when the tomatoes had already begun to sing, the lashes pulled out cucumbers, vacated the place. And in the garden there were cucumbers, so nothing was ugly, everything that they ate was just a greenhouse. In the open ground, the land is good, but I don't live all the time, but you come back, precipitation has fallen, the leaves begin to turn yellow, you start cultivating. So you want to be in the greenhouse, at least one, but YOUR cucumber and early. I am from Moscow, the weather does not spoil us, it is hot, then cold, you run around each plant and you are glad that you live.

Gardenershaving only one greenhouse at their disposal, trying to accommodate in it different cultures.

To make vegetables feel comfortable it is important to think about the order in advance plantings and try to create conditions for each plant species that are optimal for their development.

With the right selection in one greenhouse 5-10 types of vegetables can be successfully grown and other plants. What vegetables can be grown in one greenhouse, we will consider below.

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What greenhouses are needed?

In summer, lightweight film greenhouses are ideal. More solid option - unheated greenhouses covered with glass or polycarbonate. For year-round cultivation, capital greenhouses with a heating system are suitable. Joint planting of vegetables in a polycarbonate greenhouse, today, is considered the most practical.

When planting plants, you need to keep in mind that humidity and temperature requirements can be different.

For optimal soil moisture, drip irrigation is recommended. Most cultures prefers warm water, therefore, it is impossible to connect directly to the water supply system, a storage tank is needed in which the moisture will be warmed up.

In a year-round greenhouse, illumination is required. For vegetables that need bright light, additional fluorescent lamps will be required. It is very convenient if the design will have two input blocks at opposite ends constructions.This layout will help to accommodate crops with different temperature and humidity requirements and facilitate plant maintenance.

Pros and cons of joint breeding

Combining crops in one greenhouse has a number undoubted advantages... Among them:

• saving scarce space;
• opportunity reduce heating and lighting coststhat increase with the operation of several greenhouses;
• indoor soil is suitable for particularly capricious and demanding crops;
• drip irrigation system and vents makes it possible to individually adjust the temperature and humidity level.

Mixed plantings in the greenhouse, andhave some drawbacks:

• the possibility of cross-pollination;
• plants can be affected by pests typical of other crops;
• in small greenhouses, it is difficult to create conditions that are optimal for each type of vegetables;
• there is a risk of plant thickening.

What crops can be grown together?

What can be grown in one greenhouse at a time? Most often, one of the cultures is basic. Usually these are tomatoes or cucumbers, to which other vegetables are planted. Read about what is better to plant with tomatoes or cucumbers on our website.

The most difficult is considered a joint

placement of tomatoes and cucumbers

... The compatibility of vegetable crops when planting in a greenhouse is different, and the care requirements change accordingly.

Tomatoes cannot stand high humidity air, they need moderate watering, prefer mineral dressings based on potassium and phosphorus. Cucumbers need high humidity, from lack of water they stop growing, the fruits become small and bitter. Organic matter is preferable as top dressing: diluted mullein or bird droppings.

The location of vegetables in the greenhouse must be thought out in advance. If you plan to plant cucumbers and tomatoes in the same greenhouse, it is important to separate them in opposite directions... It is desirable that the blocks have separate entrances. If there is no second door, the cucumbers are planted in the warmest distant end. Tomatoes are located at the entrance vestibule, this will provide the coolness and fresh air necessary for vegetables.

How to distribute the plants in the greenhouse? In a small greenhouse, tomatoes and cucumbers can be divided by a plywood partition, plastic or other material.

A thick curtain made of plastic film or a screen made of oilcloth stretched over a wooden frame will also help. Insulation will increase moisture levels in the cucumber zone, which will have a positive effect on the yield.

What else can you plant together in the same greenhouse? Next to tomatoes other nightshades can be planted: peppers and eggplants (read on our website an article on the compatibility of eggplants with other crops when planting in a greenhouse). They are more demanding on moisture, but they love fresh air no less than tomatoes. Feeding preferences for these crops are also similar.

It is also important to take into account the possibility of cross-pollination. Because of this danger, it is undesirable to place sweet and bitter peppers next to each other. After pollination sweet fruits will taste bitter, spicy ones will lose the piquancy of taste. You can check the compatibility of peppers with other cultures on the website.

What crops can be planted in the same greenhouse? Early maturing crops will become neighbors of vegetables with a long growing season: white cabbage, lettuce, herbs, green onions, radishes. These plants convenient to plant along the edge of the ridgesto harvest without disturbing cucumbers, tomatoes and eggplants. After digging up radishes or cutting cabbage, a new portion of seedlings can be planted in the vacant space.

Melons and gourds get along well with cucumbers: pumpkins,

watermelons, melons

... Planting of different varieties is possible

zucchini

, squash. Them

convenient to place on the sides of cucumber bushes planted in the center.

Spices not only increase the profitability of greenhouses, but also scare away pests... In this role, various types of parsley, celery, mint are especially effective. In contrast, green lettuce can attract naked slugs. Do not plant it next to varieties that are especially sensitive to pests.

Neighborhood (compatibility) of vegetables in the greenhouse: see tables for consideration below.

Greenhouse cohabitation: rules of care

Vegetables living in the same greenhouse need special care... The topsoil is replaced annually; before planting, the soil is spilled with a solution of copper sulfate or potassium permanganate. The soil is fertilized with humus, wood ash and a small dose of mineral fertilizer (superphosphate, potassium sulfate) are introduced into it.

If seedlings are grown in the greenhouse, for her it is better to select a separate area... When transplanting seedlings for permanent residence, it is important to make sure they are completely healthy.

When pest larvae or signs of disease are found seedlings need to be cured and only then move it to the greenhouse.

Early maturing hybrids are more suitable for joint placement. They are fruitful, disease resistant. For prevention young plantings are processed with a weak solution of potassium permanganate, during the growth of the planting they are sprayed with phytosporin or other non-toxic bio-preparations.

Plants planted in the same greenhouse can feel very good and not compromise yields. It is important to closely monitor their condition.to take timely action in case of problems. For the next year, you can make adjustments to the planting, taking into account the experience gained.

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