What can you plant next to strawberries?

When planting strawberries on your site, it is important to choose the right neighbors for it. Since this plant is unpretentious, this is not as difficult to do as it seems to novice gardeners.

Crop rotation is one of the most important agricultural practices. Good gardeners know that most crops cannot be planted in the same spot every year. This will cause the soil to become very poor.

Finding good strawberry neighbors is pretty easy. It is recommended to plant the following plants near berry bushes.

Many gardeners plant various greens in small strawberry beds. The best option for the site is root parsley. This plant actively scares away slugs and snails. Therefore, they do not harm the strawberry harvest. Dill will also help protect berries from these pests. It must be planted carefully. Plants between bushes must be removed immediately. Very often, strawberries on the site are adjacent to spinach or lettuce. Green manure plants are usually planted between rows. A big plus of such neighbors is that they do not take mineral substances from the soil.

In addition, it is very easy to care for greens. It must be constantly weeded or watered. Greens grow well on their own. Spices can also be planted outdoors. Ideal neighbors for berries are basil, thyme and coriander. With their rich aroma, they repel most pests. Therefore, strawberries grow tasty and sweet with such neighbors. After picking berries in the fall, you can also sow mustard on the site. This will help heal empty beds. In addition, next year there will be much less weeds on the site.

It is useful to plant legumes next to strawberry beds. The best option is beans, lentils or peas... The root system of these plants helps to loosen the soil. It is recommended to plant legumes as close to strawberry beds as possible. In this case, the plants will create a light shade. Therefore, in summer, the berries will not suffer from the heat.

It is worth remembering that a large number of weeds often grow in a garden with strawberries and legumes. Therefore, the site will have to be weeded regularly. Only in this case the berry bushes will receive all the necessary nutrients.

It is useful to plant next to strawberries and root crops. In this case, you need to select plants that begin to bear fruit at the same time as strawberries.

You can plant radishes, carrots or beets next to the beds. It is not recommended to plant these plants together. But between the rows, you can arrange radishes. The main thing is that he is at a short distance from the bushes.

This neighborhood is very beneficial for strawberries. The pungent smell of these crops scares away insects that encroach on crops. Onions also protect strawberries from rotting. Garlic, in turn, helps fight late blight. Plants can be planted either next to the beds or directly in the aisles.

Some gardeners plant garlic on the site after picking strawberries.... This alternation is great for both cultures. Plants do not get sick, and also give a very good harvest.

Flowers will also become good neighbors for strawberries. Most often, marigolds are planted next to it. With their rich smell, they repel small pests, as well as insects. After harvesting marigolds in the fall, their stems should be preserved. In the spring, chopped greens can be added to the soil during the spring digging of the site. It will also help protect the strawberries from small pests.

Clematis, peonies, nasturtiums and rhododendrons can grow in the area with strawberries. You can also plant a large jasmine bush next to the garden. In the center of the site, you can place a small flower bed with irises. In this case, the garden will look more beautiful and original.

Strawberries are allowed to be planted next to trees. The main thing is that they are not too large and branched. In the shade, strawberries do not develop well, and the berries remain small. You can plant bushes next to sea buckthorn, cherry or coniferous trees. Some gardeners use fallen pine needles to shelter strawberries. This mulch perfectly protects plants from pests. In addition, it significantly improves the flavor of the berries.

Separately, it is worth talking about plants that definitely should not be planted next to a strawberry garden.

• Raspberries... This plant dries up the soil and also creates a lot of shade. This leads to the fact that strawberries begin to bear fruit very poorly. Therefore, the beds should not be located next to the raspberry tree.
• Sunflower... It is worth noting that the plant drains the soil greatly. In addition, sunflower seeds are poisonous to strawberries.
• Cabbage... You can not plant in the same garden and cabbage and strawberries. The fact is that cabbage is a moisture-loving plant. Therefore, it has to be watered frequently and abundantly. This amount of water can cause strawberries to rot over time.
• Nightshade... Potatoes and tomatoes cannot be planted on the same bed with strawberries. Such a neighborhood can ruin the entire crop. Other plants from the nightshade family in the beds will also be superfluous.
• Birch trees... If there is a birch on the site, it is strictly forbidden to place strawberry beds next to it. Berries do not tolerate such a neighborhood very well.

Having planted two types of berries on the site, it is worth making sure that they are not intertwined with rosettes. Their mustache should always point in different directions. If you follow these simple tips, choosing good strawberry neighbors will be very easy.