Can I plant cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers together?

Different vegetable crops need different conditions, which is why gardeners are not advised to grow them under the same roof. But if there is only one greenhouse available, do not be upset: you can plant all the desired plants in it, for example, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers. To enjoy the rich harvest, you must follow all the rules of care for these crops and not be lazy to work in the garden.

To protect the plants from adverse weather conditions and frost, gardeners set up greenhouses on their plots. Often they are covered with glass or polyethylene, but experienced gardeners choose polycarbonate, because it is durable and reliable.

Pepper is a culture from the family of the nightshade. In the natural environment, they grow in the American tropics in conditions of heat and humidity, and the best temperature for their growth is 20-25 degrees.

Tomatoes are also members of the nightshade family. Tomatoes love heat, a suitable temperature is 22-25 degrees. Prefer careful watering, but not too plentiful.

Cucumber - a representative of the pumpkin family. The best temperature for growth is 26-28 degrees. Cucumbers grow well in moist soil, so do not forget to water them.

Growth peppers and tomatoes require average humidity and frequent airing. If the air is too humid, it will be bad for tomatoes. Diseases such as late blight and fungus can develop on them and peppers. A dry air will negatively affect the growth of the plant: its fruits will be small in size and lose their taste.

As mentioned above, the compatibility of peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes is not very good. But if they are properly planted and zoned premises, the harvest will be quite good.

In order to quickly and efficiently grow cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers in the neighborhood, you need to choose the right seed. Experts advise to choose the types of tomatoes that are resistant to moisture and late blight - "Dwarf", "New Year", "Metelitsa", "Dubrava". These varieties are hybrids, they were specially bred by agronomists for growing in difficult conditions. The above types are not subject to disease, as they have high immunity. Although, of course, choosing the right variety does not guarantee complete protection of plants against various infections.

To collect large cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers, you need to know all the nuances of growing these crops.

• Humidity level In order for cucumbers to grow large, they need 85-95% moisture. But tomatoes will not bear fruit, if the humidity is more than 65%. Pepper is able to adapt to any indicator.
• Garter. Approximately 7 days after planting over rows of cucumbers, install vertical trellis. Ropes are fixed on them by a free knot. Tomatoes can be tied up using several methods, as can cucumbers either to stakes or horizontal trellis.
• Watering. Cucumbers and peppers need daily watering, but not under the root, but by wetting the leaves. Tomatoes do not tolerate when water penetrates to the tops. After planting, tomatoes must be watered, after 7-9 days, in the future, 1 watering per 10 days is enough.On 1 square meter it is necessary to pour about 10-20 liters of water. If the plant is too much and often watered, the fruit will be cracked.

• Ventilation. Cucumbers do not require constant airing, they like stagnant humid air, and cucumbers do not tolerate drafts. Tomatoes calmly relate to drafts, they like dry air, therefore they often need to be aired.
• Temperature mode. For cucumbers, the best temperature during the day is 25-28 degrees, for tomatoes - 23-24, for peppers - 26-27 degrees.
• Care. In order to speed up the process of ripening tomatoes and reduce the risk of developing diseases, it is necessary to constantly tear off the yellow leaves and lower branches that stop the growth of the plant.
• Harvesting. Cucumbers must be plucked young every day or every other day. Fruits that are not removed in time, hinder the growth of new ovaries. Clean and unsuitable for food fruits. Tomatoes should also be harvested as they ripen.

If the cucumbers lack moisture, they will grow slowly and the fruits will practically cease. Most likely, the rot will develop. With the growth of these vegetable crops need a constant moisture, which harms tomatoes. This is the complexity of the development of plants under the same roof.

Before you start growing vegetables in the same area, you need to take care of a good separation of the beds and place them in suitable places. Let's take a closer look at the conditions conducive to the rapid growth of these vegetable crops.

Agronomists with extensive experience create autonomous areas for planting tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. All cultures should be separated from each other with a film of polyethylene. Thus, you will be able to provide the necessary humidity in all areas. It is recommended to insert sheets of slate or metal between the growth zones of tomatoes and peppers with cucumbers. This procedure will allow to maintain a low level of humidity in the area with the nightshade. The available humidity will be enough for cucumbers, they will have enough of what you will water them every day or even every other day.

Tomatoes prefer regular airing, so they should be planted in an area where there are many windows. It is good when the culture is planted in the middle of the greenhouse or in areas where there are doors and windows are made above the beds.

For the separation of cultures is desirable:

• in each zone to provide a separate entrance;
• between the beds to create a barrier to provide the necessary level of soil moisture;
• hang transparent plastic curtains from the floor to the roof.

Another, no less popular option for the separation of crops is to plant them in the beds opposite each other. This method avoids different levels of humidity.

If the greenhouse is located from west to east, and doors are provided on all walls, then all vegetables can be arranged in three zones:

• the northern, most damp zone should be enclosed with a film for cucumbers;
• the middle part is better to give the tomatoes;
• the gardeners are recommended to pick out the southern part of the peppers, all conditions for their rapid growth will be created there.

If there is a greenhouse in the garden, it can be distinguished for cucumbers with peppers, and the greenhouse will remain for the tomatoes. Peppers love when the air is humid, not dry, so they will be excellent neighbors for cucumbers. Do not forget about fertilizer soil. Pepper can be fed with nitrogen, he also needs phosphorus and potassium.

When arranging vegetables in open soil, it is necessary to carefully prepare for their planting. For example, the entire soil will need to be changed every season.Before planting the plant, the soil should be treated with potassium permanganate for disinfection. Also, the land must be enriched with sifted ash and fertilizers that will feed the plant with useful substances.

If vegetables grow in the open air, do not forget to monitor the reproduction of insect pests. Besides the fact that they live on plants and spoil the leaves and fruits, they can also very quickly infect tomatoes or cucumbers with various viruses. Insects must be destroyed by insecticides, and to prevent the multiplication of viruses, plants must be treated with means that contain copper. They will not negatively affect the fruits, on the contrary, they will make them healthy and large.

To grow vegetables brought not only pleasure, but also a good harvest, should adhere to the recommendations of experienced gardeners.

• It is better to place the greenhouse from north to south, in the same direction and the beds are located.
• Even in a small greenhouse, experts advise making instead of 3 narrow ones - 2 wide beds.
• It is advisable to place the beds at a distance of 15-20 cm from each other. Before planting, the top layer of soil is removed, small garden trash is laid in the hole and covered with earth on top. In order to have optimum temperature in the beds, it is advised to put a layer of manure under the ground.
• In order to have cold nights, which sometimes come quite unexpectedly, not to damage the plants, it is recommended to make at least a simple heating system inside the greenhouse that will not allow vegetable crops to freeze.
• Follow the crop rotation in the greenhouse. If for any reason this is not possible, then change 10-15 cm of soil or throw the ground from the beds where cucumbers are planted to the beds where tomatoes or peppers are planted.
• After collecting the fruit, sow the soil with green manure.
• To increase the humidity, periodically organize poultices: before lunch, water the beds and paths well, then lock the doors and windows well. After 60-80 minutes, ventilate the greenhouse.

Summarizing the above, it can be noted that planting peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes together is possible, but with extreme care and caution. Each gardener has little secrets, allowing to harvest a large crop, even planting all these crops under the same roof.

• It is better to prepare the land for planting in early spring and pre-divide it with a film.
• Choose the plant, the crop of which is in the first place for you and select for it the largest plot in the greenhouse. Place the rest of the seedlings around the edges. This does not mean that because of its location, vegetables will grow worse and smaller, with proper care there will be a rich harvest.
• Control the growth of culture. Make sure that cucumbers do not block the light for other plants.
• Do not forget to make partitions that will provide good conditions for the growth and development of vegetables.
• Apply hydrogel, it will not be necessary to water plants with it often. Before planting seedlings, pour the hydrogel under the wells. And when you water the plants, the granules will be filled with water and slowly rush to supply it with roots. After some time, the granules decompose into carbon dioxide and water.

Before placing the hydrogel in the well, it is necessary to fill it with a small amount of water overnight so that it expands. And if hydrogel granules are poured not with water, but with fertilizer solution, it is possible to provide the plants with optimal moisture and complete care.

Under the tomatoes it is not necessary to fall asleep hydrogel, this vegetable crop can not be watered for the whole season, even if it is sunny. And in order to gather tasty and large fruits, when planting in the wells, you need to pour at least 5 liters of warm water under tall plants and at least 3 liters under low varieties.After watering, plant the seedlings immediately and mulch the soil with paper in several layers. Water along with fertilizers will gradually go down, as a result, the roots of tomatoes will also grow. By the way, some experts advise not to trim the end of the central root when picking.

If you have already planted cucumbers under the roof, and you forgot about the hydrogel, you can apply mulching. It retains moisture in the roots of crops and prevents too much evaporation. For mulching, make sure you have mowed grass. When the seedlings are raised, and the first leaves appear on the cucumbers, the soil around them will need to be covered with a 10 cm layer of mulch. When the layer will settle, it must be constantly raised to 10 cm.

Mulching significantly reduces the amount of irrigation of crops that prefer moisture. Humidity from the ground will not go into the greenhouse, and under the mulch, so that the plants are optimal for growth conditions.

If you are ready to make every effort to grow peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers, then in the end you will be able to collect good and tasty fruits, even under the condition that these crops grow next to each other.

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