Tobacco cultivation is carried out not only by heavy smokers, but also by experienced gardeners and gardeners. Why do professional vegetable growers plant this crop in their garden plots, and what else can be planted next to tobacco, we will look into the details further. When growing green bushes, you need to remember the rules of crop rotation. Tobacco belongs to the nightshade family of plants, which are very picky about their surroundings.
After which you can plant tobacco
In order for tobacco bushes to grow and develop in open ground or a greenhouse, you need to know after which plants it is recommended to grow them.
- Cereals are the best precursors for tobacco plantings. Grain crops enrich the soil with essential nutrients and minerals, and green fertilizers obtained from them greatly increase the fertility of the soil and protect it from damage by fungi and viruses.
- Legumes are excellent precursors for plants from the nightshade family. A developed root system contributes to the formation of loose soil with excellent drainage. Plants from the legume family suppress the growth and development of weeds, which are the main carriers of pests and diseases.
Important! Correctly selected predecessors improve the fertility and quality of the soil for subsequent plantings.
Acceptable neighbors
Green plantings have large leaves that are attractive to caterpillars and harmful butterflies. To avoid loss of leaf cover, onions, calendula, dill or garlic are planted between the beds. Thanks to their strong smell, the plants repel insects from plantings. Tobacco gets along well next to grapes and even protects berry bushes from various pests. Green plantings take root well next to fruit bushes and trees.
Also, tobacco easily gets along with various flowers and fits organically into the landscape design of the site or decorative flower beds.
Important! Tobacco plantings cannot be grown in the same place for a long time. Every year new land plots are allocated for planting crops
What should you not plant next to?
Like other plants, tobacco has undesirable neighbors, next to which the crop will grow and bear fruit poorly.You cannot plant green bushes next to eggplants, zucchini and peppers. These plants are affected by the same diseases and parasites, which are easily transferred from one crop to another.
Green plantings do not take root next to carrots, beets and potatoes, which prefer fertile, loose, moist soils.
Important! Tobacco should not be planted under canopies, spreading trees and shrubs that block sunlight.
What can you plant after?
Tobacco plantings prefer fertile, loose, well-moistened soils. After growing tomatoes, peppers and eggplants in garden rows, the soil must recover over several seasons, so it is not suitable for growing green bushes.
Do not plant the crop after growing any root crops (the soil becomes depleted and becomes unsuitable for sowing tobacco).
Compliance with the rules of crop rotation significantly reduces the risk of infection of vegetable, fruit, berry crops and other garden plants by various fungi, viruses, bacteria and pests. Tobacco is not picky about growing conditions, but loves timely and careful care.
