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What to Plant Next to Garlic: Greens and 3 More Ideal Options
08.05.2023 19:56
Garlic is a popular vegetable, which is often indispensable in cooking.
Many plot owners prefer to grow it themselves rather than buy it at the market or in the store.
Gardeners who grow garlic take into account one important nuance. It concerns the plants that can be planted nearby.
After all, winter garlic is most often sown, which by the time the main mass of vegetables is planted, has already reached a significant size.
Cabbage
Garlic repels various pests:
- aphids;
- cruciferous flea beetle;
- caterpillars.
In addition, garlic strengthens the immunity of cabbage. When mixed planting, first sow garlic, and after the shoots appear - cabbage.
Tomatoes
In this case, the vegetable whose heads grow in the ground also acts as a protector. Thanks to such a neighborhood, tomatoes will not become a habitat for:
- spider mite;
- aphids;
- whiteflies.
In addition, garlic reduces the activity of pathogens that cause late blight and rust. Tomatoes protect their neighbors from scab. Experienced gardeners advise placing a garlic bed at least 50 cm away from tomatoes.
Carrot
Garlic phytoncides repel:
- carrot fly;
- aphids;
- leafhopper.
Carrots grown next to garlic store better.
Green
A representative of the onion family can be planted next to almost any greenery. For example, next to garlic they sow:
- salads (all types);
- dill;
- parsley;
- mint;
- basil;
- spinach;
- coriander.
Greens are planted mixed with garlic. At the same time, they do not stop at dill or parsley, but sow several types of greens.
