Planting incompatible vegetables together can stunt growth, attract pests and diseases, and negatively impact flavor. To keep your plants happy and healthy, experts recommend never growing the following vegetables together.
Onions and beans should never be grown together. This harms both of them
Did the onion take on a life of its own and put out leaves? One false move and you’ll be poisoned Micelio Magia Digital / shutterstock
Due to the allelopathic properties of onions. Onions emit allicin, an antibacterial gas that kills beneficial urease bacteria. Urease is what beans need to fix nitrogen. Planting these two vegetables together can stunt the growth of the beans in the early stages and result in smaller, weaker yields.
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Do not plant tomatoes and potatoes next to each other
Tomatoes and potatoes are susceptible to similar pests and diseases. Growing these plants in close proximity increases the risk of these problems spreading. They should be separated at least a few meters away, the only exception is keeping them separately in adjacent greenhouses.
Cucumbers and pumpkins should not be planted close to each other
Cucumbers and pumpkins come from the same family and both need nutrient-rich soilto develop well. Planting cucumbers and squash together increases competition for essential nutrients and will quickly deplete nutrients in the soil.
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Source: Gazeta
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