You can't plant vegetables as you please just for the sake of convenience and aesthetics in the beds. Many vegetables don't get along with each other, share diseases, pests, take away light, moisture, nutrition.
No one has ever managed to grow a normal harvest under such conditions.
Let's figure out which crops are best kept away from the potato bed. It will be better for everyone.
The best neighbors for potatoes
You can consider representatives of the cruciferous family, which get along well together and can even act as a predecessor, which is also important.
Therefore, you can plant a bed of cabbage next to the potatoes, regardless of its variety. Radish and daikon will do well, as well as arugula.
Cruciferous plants include mustard, which is considered a green manure. But it needs to be mown before the shoots grow up with potato tops.
You can also sow legumes from green manure. Many people practice planting beans around the perimeter of a potato bed, which protects against pests.
Onions and garlic are considered ideal neighbors for potatoes.
Calendula, nasturtium, marigold and even tansy flowers are also sown. Flowers can grow right between rows, which ants, aphids, mole crickets and other pests do not like.
Horseradish can also be left next to potatoes, but there is a danger that it will very quickly spread throughout the entire garden.
The worst neighbors for potatoes
Keep away all members of the nightshade family. Strawberries, although not related to potatoes, can suffer from common diseases.
Also, you should not plant cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, or melons next to potatoes. All these plants are prone to late blight.
