If you're new to gardening, it's good to know that certain plants thrive better around other plants. While you may not have considered this aspect before, we offer some tips today on vegetable pairings for a garden that is always blooming and, above all, fruitful.
Beans and peas should not be planted near onions, leeks, or garlic because they hinder nitrogen fixation in the roots of these legumes. They don't get along well with peppers, either hot or sweet.
Broccoli and cauliflower don't love peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, or strawberries. Spinach doesn't do well with beetroot, so plant them in different areas of the garden.
Although tomatoes are delicious together with cucumbers in a summer salad, in the garden these two types of vegetables don't get along very well. So plant them far apart from each other. Although they seem similar, cucumbers and zucchini are not friends, so avoid growing them together.
Dill needs to be planted as far away from carrots as possible. The same applies to mint.
For a sunflower crop, we recommend a distance of at least 30 centimeters from any type of vegetable. Sunflowers emit a toxin through their roots that inhibits the development of plants around them; at the same time, they absorb many nutrients from the soil, which is why vegetables would not be able to grow near them.
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