Few gardeners can afford the luxury of individual greenhouses for different types of plants. That's have to look for suitable companions, requiring the same conditions for growth and development, not drowning each other. Among those for whom they are trying to find "neighbors", often turn out to be eggplant.
These vegetables are from the family of nightshade. blend well with many products familiar to us, and their ability to remove toxins from the body, reduce blood sugar, help with hypertension, as well as get rid of extra pounds make them more popular.
Nuances of co-cultivation
When growing eggplants in a greenhouse with other crops, it must be remembered that these nightshade very demanding of conditions content:
- Eggplants love dry hot air.
- They need a lot of sunlight.
- What is important is abundant watering in the wells, at the root, always with warm water.
- Organic fertilizers cause increased growth of greenery to the detriment of fruits.
- Eggplant - very fragile plants, in the greenhouse, they must be tied up and pinned.
So not every vegetable is a good neighbor in the greenhouse of this crop. Let's figure out what to plant eggplants in the greenhouse?
With peppers
Pepper and eggplants in one greenhouse - great companionsPepper bushes are also compact, and hot temperatures and dry air are required for fruit ripening.
Both of these cultures, before flowering, should be watered with warm water 1 time in 5-7 days, pouring up to 2 liters of water under the root of each plant. Since the beginning of flowering need to water every 3 daysspending 2.5 - 3 liters of water for each bush.
Do not forget to carefully loosen the soil after watering, because cultures have a very delicate root system, located close to the surface.
At about the same time, 3–5 times during plant growth, need to feed crops organic and mineral fertilizers. The distance between eggplants and peppers should be about 70 cm.
Attention! In no case do not land beside with eggplant bitter pepperso as not to spoil the taste of the fruit.
On the compatibility of pepper with other greenhouse crops, the formation of the bush, planting seedlings and growing sweet and bell peppers in the greenhouse, read on our website.
With cucumbers
But eggplant in a greenhouse with cucumbers - not the best companions. If they need to be planted in one greenhouse, then the best option would be to place on the sunny side along one of the walls of the greenhouse of eggplants, and on the other - cucumbers, which can obscure the nightshade, which will have a very bad effect on productivity.
But high humidity can adversely affect the eggplantso it's worth thinking about how to place the vegetables. Many prefer to plant greenhouses, cucumbers along the northern, coldest side, and eggplants from the southern side. If the greenhouse is used for peppers, and for eggplants, and for cucumbers, then it is worth making three longitudinal beds.
Separate peppers from eggplants. This is considered the most optimal one with a medium bed with fast-growing cucumbers that are the first to finish fruiting; they are not afraid of drafts during airing, dampness or temperature reduction.
Additionally, find out on our website about the compatibility of cucumbers with other vegetables when grown in a greenhouse, as well as how to form a whip, water, feed and what diseases cucumbers are prone to.
With tomatoes
Often in the greenhouses you can see alternating beds with eggplants, peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes. Some even get to shoot good results, feeding the plants, setting special drip irrigation systemsairing.
Despite the common belonging to the nightshade, tomatoes and eggplants in the same greenhouse do not tolerate each other. Tomatoes always become masters in the greenhouse, they adore moisture, well tolerated shading, but at a high temperature, so beloved by eggplants, they lose their ovaries.
Heat and bright sun can destroy tomatoes. It is not recommended to grow eggplants in a greenhouse with tomatoes together, also because the neighborhood attracts pests.
Eggplants require abundant watering, while tomatoes stop watering almost immediately after planting. Excess moisture can lead to phytophthora, lack of - to attacks of spider mites.
However, with proper care and some effort is quite you can achieve a good harvest and that, and other culture in the same greenhouse.
Other "neighbors"
Planting vegetables in the greenhouse, plant near Salad: delicate greens will be an excellent vitamin supplement to the May table and will not take up much space in the greenhouse. Basil, spinach, radish and onion will be excellent neighbors for them.
Eggplants like the neighborhood with peas and beans, so that you can select a little space for them. In the greenhouse are grown and Beijing cabbage, which is also distinguished by early ripeness and can not prevent evolve eggplant.
Zoning
If it is not possible to install 2 - 3 greenhouses on the plot, then you can make them from one. Split territory at the most optimal for each type of zone. If you plan to grow two crops, you can make an additional entrance and make a partition of polycarbonate, oilcloth or polyethylene.
This will help grow, for example, tomatoes and eggplants in one room. Airing tomatoes will not harm the "neighbors", and frequent watering of eggplants will not create excessive moisture for tomatoes.
If, however, it is impossible to make a second entrance, simply separate the bed with eggplants from the lowest to the highest point of the greenhouse with a film creating a suitable microclimate for them. You get a kind of wall in the "room", where you need to enter only when necessary.
And a few more tips:
- growing several crops in a greenhouse, plant each on a separate ridge;
- eggplants grow well on the south side, between them and peppers can be planted cucumbers;
- make beds in a greenhouse up to 1 m wide, paths up to 70 cm, this is the best option to take care of plants and make optimal use of the available space.
Conclusion
If necessary, in the same greenhouse with eggplants can grow many vegetables. Perfectly matured nightshade next to pepper, some problems may arise when growing and caring in a greenhouse with cucumbers and tomatoes, but any early ripening crops will not create any problems and help to use the space with maximum benefit.
