We will figure out how to properly use the entire soil of the greenhouse. In order to get a noble crop that will be ready for harvest sooner or will have time to ripen (applies to the northern regions), we plant vegetables in closed ground. Building a greenhouse takes a lot of effort, time and money, so we want to plant it as much as possible, and we often plant different cultures close to each other. Wrongly picked vegetables for joint growth can cause large losses in yield, so you need to know what to plant in the greenhouse with. Mostly heat-loving vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers are grown in greenhouses. If there is room, I would like to add something else. Many cultures are able to coexist peacefully, but there are also representatives who, by their presence, will inhibit the growth and development of the main "settlers". We suggest considering which joint plantings of vegetables in the greenhouse are permissible and which are not.
What is landing in protected ground for?
Today, not a single summer cottage is complete without a greenhouse or greenhouse. Experienced gardeners argue that the crop that comes from the greenhouse can not be compared with what was obtained from crops planted in open ground.
Many in greenhouses grow not only tomatoes and cucumbers, but also root crops, greens, and decorative flowering plants. Such plantings allow you to track soil moisture, adjust the temperature for better crop growth. Many beginner gardeners do not know that they can plant together in the greenhouse, and it happens that their harvest is much poorer than that of the neighbor behind the fence, who grows vegetables on ordinary beds. What's the matter? It is simply necessary to use the place of the closed ground wisely and not push everything that comes to hand on one territory. We suggest that you understand which vegetables can be planted in one greenhouse and which are not recommended.
Cooking a greenhouse
In a closed ground everything will ideally grow. In the spring, when the snow still lies in some places, the greenhouse is already quite warm and good, why would it stand idle for nothing if it is possible to get the first green crop in it? Moreover, many crops are ideal precursors for planting cucumbers and tomatoes. If you have plans to plant these very vegetables, we suggest preparing the land, and at the same time enjoying the very first vitamins of green crops from your own garden before anyone else!
So, before planting the main crops in the greenhouse, sprout leaf lettuce, watercress, parsley, onion (on the feather), dill, Peking cabbage, and mustard in its soil. After harvesting, re-dig the soil, remove the remains of the grown plants and you can proceed to the main planting. The question of what you can plant in the greenhouse together is of interest to everyone, so you should carefully consider the choice of vegetables.
For example, cucumbers with tomatoes will not grow very well together, since crops need different temperature conditions. Eggplants generally do not like the thickenedness and neighborhood of other cultures. But still it is possible to grow all these vegetables together, you just need to choose the right varieties and act. Following our recommendations, you can achieve a high yield, even if your greenhouse is planted with different vegetables. What crops can be planted together? We suggest starting the selection of neighbors for tomatoes.
What can I plant tomatoes in a greenhouse with?
These vegetables love to grow in light fertile soils saturated with calcium. To increase productivity, it is necessary to produce stable top dressing with calcium nitrate. If the soil in the greenhouse is fertilized with organic matter, then additional top dressing is not useful, on the contrary, it can become fatal to the crop. "Overfed" tomatoes will gain green mass, and few fruits will be produced, and they will be small. Tomatoes need airing, moderate air temperature, plentiful watering, which are carried out directly under the root. And with what can I plant tomatoes in a greenhouse? What cultures do they take root with?
Nearby you can plant white cabbage of an early variety. Suitable Express, Miracle ultra-early, Find. "At the feet" of the ridges will grow head and leaf salads perfectly. Also good neighbors would be the sugar giant radish, parsley and onions. Unfortunately, with fennel and dill, tomatoes will not be able to create a good union, so give up such a neighborhood.
Many gardeners make a gross mistake, creating joint plantings of cucumbers and tomatoes in the greenhouse. If you do not have a separate space for cucumbers, then do not plant crops on one bed, plant on different beds and, ideally, separate the plantings from each other with a bed of pepper. Planting tomatoes and hot peppers in the same greenhouse is unacceptable only if you are not a gourmet and you will not be confused by the bitter-sharp taste of tomatoes, the bush of which can be dusted with a burning neighbor.
Before looking for neighbors for cucumbers, we suggest finding out when you can plant cucumbers in seeds in a greenhouse.
Rules for planting cucumbers
When to plant seeds depends on the region where the crop is grown and on the greenhouse. If it does not have artificial lighting and heating, then residents of the central and northern part of Russia can start landing in the middle and end of May, when the air temperature outside is +15 degrees. If you live in the southern part, then you can plant cucumber seeds in the greenhouse in April. The same period is relevant for greenhouses with heating and lighting.
Two days before planting, the seeds must be prepared. To do this, put them in the refrigerator or any other cool place for 24 hours. After the time has passed, prepare the bags of gauze, place in each seed, put in water for 12 hours. After this, remove, leave the bags with seeds at room temperature, by the next day small sprouts will appear. If some seeds do not hatch, this will mean that they are empty and you can throw them away.
What can I plant cucumbers in a greenhouse with?
Seeding should be done with a one-line or two-line method. At the same time, trellises should be on the bed, to which plants must be tied for their good fruiting. Cucumbers need abundant watering, if the culture lacks moisture, the fruits may have a bitter aftertaste. In addition, it is necessary to stably produce organic and mineral fertilizing. Excellent cucumbers react to solutions of potassium sulfate, bird droppings and superphosphate. What can I plant cucumbers in a greenhouse with?
If cucumbers grow not just tied up, but there is a trellis, then they will not damage the growing crops with their antennae, which they can catch on. If there is enough space between the bushes, then you can plant white cabbage. Also good neighbors will be dill, parsley, fennel, basil, headed salads and leafy, Siberian early eggplant and Dream of mushroom picker, radish. Peppers and cucumbers can be planted together in the greenhouse, but the proximity of tomatoes is undesirable and possible only if the ridge with them is fenced with another crop. Corn grows well next to cucumbers, they can be adjacent to both different and on the same bed. The only thing, you may need additional processing of plants for fruit set.
Plant pepper
Sweet peppers are grown by many gardeners. It is ideal for fresh consumption, endowed with a pleasant taste and aroma, contains many vitamins, perfectly complements a salad of fresh vegetables. Peppers are also used for winter preparations; there is nothing better than opening a fragrant jar of lecho prepared from peppers grown on one's own plot on a frosty day.
This crop can be planted in a checkerboard pattern, it is quite calm about planting density and shade, so feel free to plant seven plants per square meter. The thicker the landing, the richer the harvest! Fertilizers need mineral and organic, stable ventilation of the greenhouse, good watering. So, with what can you plant pepper in a greenhouse?
Peppers are perfectly adjacent to eggplant, as both cultures are nightshade. But too close the location of plants from each other can be the cause of a decrease in yield of both. We said that you can plant in a greenhouse with tomatoes and peppers, they grow well nearby. If you want to place eggplants in the greenhouse, arrange the beds in this order: eggplant - tomatoes - peppers. Onions, lovage and basil also will not harm peppers and will themselves develop perfectly. Joint planting of cucumbers in a greenhouse with peppers can be done quite calmly, these cultures are friends.
Eggplant
Many vegetable growers grow eggplant. The best option for planting a crop is in a greenhouse. In a sheltered ground, the plant will grow faster, more ovaries, respectively, and fruits will appear. Growing in a greenhouse, eggplant will yield a greater yield than when growing them in the open. The plant loves moisture, the sun, high-quality nutrition. Fertilizers must alternate. At the first stages of development, organics will be needed, at the stage of fruit ovary, mineral fertilizers are needed, more calcium and potassium. Do not plant plants too thickly, the yield will decrease significantly due to lack of sun, eggplants do not like crowding.
What can you plant eggplants in a greenhouse if they are so moody? Of course, co-cultivation is difficult, but still possible. We already wrote that the culture gets along well with peppers and tomatoes. If peppers should be a little off, fenced with another ridge, then tomatoes also need to be planted according to plan. Firstly, there should be a space between the beds of eggplant and tomato so that as much additional light as possible remains. Secondly, when planting tomatoes next to eggplant, choose a low-growing variety. If the tomatoes are tall, they will obscure the eggplant, and they will grow small, and the bushes will be weak.
Onions will grow well next to eggplant and will not harm their moody neighbor. You can plant a melon, it also grows well in a greenhouse, does not obscure eggplants, and does not interfere with their growth.
We suggest continuing the review of what you can plant in the greenhouse. We turn to the greenery, which they love to grow in closed ground. The thing is that in this way you can have a fresh, young salad, dill, onion (feathers) on the table all season, because with the right planting, you can collect several crops per year.
Salad
This crop needs soil rich in organic fertilizers. It is recommended to plant in rows, the distance between which will be an average of twenty centimeters, this is necessary for the correct formation of bushes. If you plant seeds every two weeks, then the harvest will be stable and you can have fresh lettuce greens until the end of the season. The culture is very fond of good moisture, loose soil, stable fertilizer application. What can be planted in the same greenhouse with salad?
If you have plans - to have a greenhouse in which only greens will grow, you can plant dill, parsley, basil, onions and feathers, head and leaf salads - all this is in perfect harmony with each other. The only thing is, you need to plant the onion on a separate bed, if you need to get onions, because a lot of space is needed to form the heads.
Cabbage, both leaf and cabbage, will grow perfectly with the salad. Salad can be planted between bushes of cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers. Eggplant will also be conveniently adjacent to the salad. Planting these crops together, you will get rid of unnecessary trouble. That is, fertilizing and watering tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and eggplant, you will immediately carry out the necessary procedures for the salad. All these crops love moisture, loose soil, top dressing.
Undesired co-cultivation
We wrote that it is possible to combine tomatoes and cucumbers in one greenhouse, but subject to certain rules. What we can plant in the greenhouse with, and which crops cannot be combined, we have already told you, but what if you have indoor soil worth its weight in gold, and you want to plant cucumbers and tomatoes? Their joint cultivation is not recommended, but you can still try. Take advantage of further tips and you won’t lose the crop.
The first thing that every vegetable grower should remember is that cucumbers, unlike tomatoes, do not like airing, they are too susceptible to infections, these gentle creatures love heat, lack of drafts, and if you do not follow the rules, there will be a lot of empty flowers, foliage starts to turn yellow.
Cucumbers need greenhouse conditions for quality growth, a lot of water. And this is not tolerated by tomatoes. They need fresh air, too moist soil can cause rot in the roots, fungal diseases that not only adversely affect the crop, but can even ruin the plants. Of course, planting on separate beds is permissible, but what to do with airing?
You can plant tomatoes closer to the exit, and place cucumbers on distant beds. If they are planted at the end, then it will be possible to make a fence, this will require a film. Attach it to the ceiling to make a curtain, take a wooden stick and attach it to the bottom of the film, wrapping and fixing. Now you can lift this curtain to go to the cucumbers and carry out all the necessary procedures, and they will be fenced from tomatoes, and when airing the draft, the fence will not be lifted, since it is heavier with a stick. Cucumbers will grow quietly in their "greenhouse" without interfering with the tomatoes, without sharing their heat and moisture with them, and you will use the whole place of the greenhouse, plant all the necessary crops, and the harvest will be high, since all conditions for tomatoes and cucumbers are created for good growth.
In no case do hot peppers plant in the same greenhouse as other crops. You can not make a joint landing, even with sweet pepper. In case of over-pollination, which will definitely happen, the taste of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers will be spicy, even a burning sensation characteristic of hot pepper may be present. Thus, you simply spoil the taste of the entire crop of the greenhouse. For such a "hot" plant, create a small greenhouse in which it will be far from other crops.
It is worth remembering that planting nearby asparagus beans will help increase tomato productivity, but peas are completely contraindicated for them. Cucumbers can not be adjacent to sage, it inhibits the plant, will cause low productivity. Now we suggest moving on to the question of what to do if you want to grow root crops or gourds.
A little more about joint landings
As mentioned earlier, so that the greenhouse does not stand idle in the spring, you can plant various greens in it, and after harvesting, plant the main crops. We offer you one more option. In April, early beet varieties can be planted in the greenhouse. When the time comes to plant tomatoes, root crops will already grow well, calmly arrange seedlings between them. Together, these cultures will grow perfectly, they will not interfere with each other. When the tomato seedlings grow to such an extent that it obscures the beets, the root crops can be harvested, they will be ready for harvest. Thus, you can get early beets, and the territory of the greenhouse will be used as much as possible. After harvesting the root crops, again, you can "ennoble" the vacant areas by planting salad, dill and parsley, and again you will win.
Well in the greenhouse, along with tomatoes, watermelons and melons will grow. Melons can be planted and mixed with tomatoes, and in a separate garden bed. The second option is more acceptable, since melons and watermelons do not really like drafts, but they don’t need the greenhouse effect, like cucumbers. Plant a crop simply on a remote bed or along the walls of a greenhouse behind bushes of tomatoes, watermelons and melons like a lot of sunlight. Planting melons for tomatoes is useful in that they attract more bees for pollination with their smell, insects, having flown to a sweet aroma, will at the same time take care of tomatoes. Watermelons ripen no faster than many varieties of tomatoes, harvesting is carried out on average ninety days after planting seedlings. Thus, the greenhouse will be fully operational throughout the season.
We learned what to plant in the greenhouse with and what combinations to avoid. But for the quality of the crop, it is necessary to properly prepare the covered ground, it depends on how well all the crops planted in the greenhouse will grow.
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In addition to fertilizers, the earth needs to be disinfected, because from last year's crops pathogenic bacteria and spores of fungal diseases could remain in it.
If the greenhouse is being built on the site for the first time, it is worthwhile to correctly divide the zone into beds. Any length is possible, but the width should not be more than 90 centimeters. They can be on an elevation (35-40 centimeters above the ground) or flush with the ground. The soil should be mixed with peat, manure, a complex of minerals.
By learning to use every centimeter of greenhouse soil correctly, you will increase productivity, save the territory of the site.