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The Right Neighbors for Garlic: What to Plant Next to Get an Enviable Harvest
15.05.2023 15:50
All plants need nutrients, sunlight and moisture. But some need more than others.
The main thing is that in one bed there are no crops that equally need nutrients and consume them with different intensity. In this case, there will be no harvest.
We'll tell you what you can plant next to garlic to get an enviable harvest at the end of the season.
Garlic itself is an ideal companion crop for almost all major garden crops.
It even helps to grow a rich harvest of fruits, protecting plantings from diseases and pests. But there are exceptions.
Useful Neighborhood
Garlic gets along well with tomatoes, protecting them from spider mites, aphids, and whiteflies. At the same time, the risk of tomatoes becoming infected with late blight is reduced.
There is no consensus among summer residents regarding cucumbers. Some say that garlic slows down the growth of cucumbers, while others insist that without it, it would be more difficult to deal with bacterial blight, aphids, or mole crickets.
Garlic can also prevent the appearance of fleas and caterpillars in cabbage, will help out in a strawberry bed, and also grows well in lettuce, dill and parsley.
It's better not to plant it
There are only two crops that do not like the presence of garlic nearby. Therefore, when planning to harvest beans and peas, place them further away.
