Is it possible to grow cucumbers and tomatoes in the same greenhouse: what are the risks of such a neighborhood

20.01.2023 16:30

There is a common opinion about growing cucumbers and tomatoes within the same greenhouse.

Some gardeners are sure that these two crops do not tolerate each other at all, so it is better not to plant them together, especially in a greenhouse.

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert at the online publication Belnovosti , an agronomist and the author of the blog Conscious Gardening, believes that this is a myth.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with growing cucumbers and tomatoes next to each other, including in a greenhouse.

Most summer residents have only one greenhouse, so there is no opportunity to squander free space; everything needs to fit in.

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Therefore, in a greenhouse, you can grow cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants and greens at the same time, if there is some free space left.

If you strictly follow agricultural technology, you can separate the crops. For example, put cucumbers under a covering material, and tomatoes in a greenhouse.

But the main rule is not in the neighborhood. The summer resident will get significantly more problems if he does not regularly ventilate the greenhouse. In the heat, this is one of the main conditions for growing crops in a greenhouse.

Dmitry Bobrovich Author: Dmitry Bobrovich Internet resource editor