Cucumbers and tomatoes get along great in salads. Are they happy next to each other in the garden? There is an opinion, supported by printed publications and online resources, that growing these vegetables under one roof is contraindicated. But many summer gardeners are deprived of the opportunity to build separate greenhouses for them. So those who have to be content with one greenhouse are wondering whether it is possible to plant cucumbers and tomatoes in the same greenhouse and how to create a common “home” that is comfortable for different plants.

While some think, taking on faith the categorical “no”, others actively get down to business, experiment with planting and growing vegetables and come to the conviction: “It is possible!” It is possible to grow cucumbers and tomatoes in one greenhouse, and quite successfully, you just need to try to ensure that each crop is not particularly disadvantaged in its needs and receives everything it needs for itself.

True, this is not too simple, since the requirements of two plants for conditions in a closed structure do not coincide.

With a skillful approach to cultivation, cucumbers and tomatoes live together

Features of tomato cultivation

For normal growth and good fruiting, tomatoes need:

• in low (up to 70%) air humidity;
• good ventilation of the greenhouse;
• air temperature 22-26 degrees during the day, not lower than 19 degrees at night;
• sufficient lighting;
• fertilizing with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers;
• mandatory prevention of possible diseases, pest control.

Dry air is vital for greenhouse tomatoes. High humidity is a path to bacterial and fungal diseases (late blight, gray rot, brown spot, etc.). In addition, humid air causes the pollen of tomato flowers to clump together, preventing pollination and formation of ovaries.

To maintain the moisture concentration in the air within the required limits, frequent through ventilation of the greenhouse and proper organization of watering of plants are required.

Temperature is no less important for the development of tomatoes. At low temperatures, fruit formation is delayed. And if the temperature exceeds 30 degrees, the formation of ovaries does not occur at all, since the pollen becomes sterile. Good ventilation (ventilation) of the greenhouse allows you to regulate the air humidity in it, and partly its temperature. During warm nights, you can leave all doors and transoms open so that both of these parameters are normal.

A draft for tomatoes is a joy

Watering requirements:

1. Tomatoes do not need to be watered very often (in normal, non-dry weather, once a week), but generously, pouring the soil to a depth of about 20-25 cm, since their roots go quite deep.
2. Sprinkling tomatoes is unacceptable.
3. Watering with warm water should be done at the root, around the stem, avoiding moisture on the bush itself.
4. It is better to water in the morning (as a last resort - until mid-day) in order to significantly reduce the humidity by evening.
5. The ideal option is underground watering.

To decide whether it is possible to plant and grow cucumbers and tomatoes in the same greenhouse, you also need to know what cucumbers like.

Requirements for growing cucumbers

Cucumbers feel comfortable when providing:

• high level (up to 100%) air humidity;
• temperatures 26-28 degrees during the day;
• absence of drafts;
• good lighting;
• fertilizing with a predominance of nitrogen;
• disease prevention, pest control.

Probably the last item on this list is the only thing that the emerald vegetable has in common with its red (yellow, orange, etc.) counterpart. And even then, diseases and pests are different for the most part.

Insufficient air and soil humidity negatively affects the development of cucumbers. Its roots lie shallow. And although they grow quite widely around the stem, if the soil moisture is insufficient, the roots are unable to water the huge above-ground part of the plant, sometimes exceeding the mass of the root system by 200 times.

Cucumbers are comfortable without drafts

Large cucumber leaves actively evaporate a lot of moisture, creating almost one hundred percent air humidity in the borage. On hot days, to prevent the leaves from wilting, these vegetables need to be watered with warm water every other day, or even daily. The existing opinion that plants should be sprayed on the leaves is questionable: this procedure can cause some diseases of cucumbers (especially when planting in dense areas).

A barrel under the roof serves as a reservoir for warm irrigation water

When it’s hot, it’s better to give the cucumbers a “bath”: use a watering can to water the soil under the plants, paths, fences around the beds, then completely close the greenhouse for about an hour. After such a steam room, cucumbers grow well, which cannot be said about tomatoes. They will certainly get sick from such events: high humidity is the main enemy of the “senor tomato”.

So should we give up the idea of ​​raising our favorite pets together? Or is it still possible to find a solution on how to plant tomatoes and cucumbers in a greenhouse so that they do not experience stress and enjoy the harvest?

It is quite possible to grow healthy tomatoes and cucumbers in one greenhouse

How to find a compromise

The listed differences would seem to provide a powerful argument: if you want to feast on tomatoes and cucumbers to your heart’s content, build a second greenhouse on your property. Another option is to grow one of the crops in open ground, using temporary shelters in the spring. And indeed, it would be ideal to grow vegetables so different in their needs in individual stationary shelters. Undoubtedly, the quantity of the harvest in this case would be greater and the quality higher.

However, if obtaining record harvests is not your goal, and the funds do not allow you to purchase another greenhouse, you can experiment with cultivating cucumbers and tomatoes planted together. Having adopted the rich experience of practicing gardeners, it is not too difficult to achieve a completely acceptable yield, sufficient to provide a family with vegetables.

How to ensure the success of joint plantings

When looking for an answer to the question of whether it is possible to plant cucumbers and tomatoes, and peppers too (not to mention various greens) in the same greenhouse, you don’t have to look far.

Many years of experience in home plant growing in conditions of small dacha areas and cramped material conditions of the owners led to the development of principles of joint planting.

This experience proves that it is possible to create some average conditions for fairly comfortable joint cultivation of a wide variety of vegetables.

Eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, dill, tomatoes coexist peacefully in one greenhouse

Which crop to please more when planting together?

The analysis of the growing conditions for cucumbers and tomatoes showed that they differ significantly. If you give preference to tomatoes when growing them together, the cucumbers will suffer somewhat from the dry air. But it’s worth noting that even if they don’t like this atmosphere, they will still endure it, although they will not be as luxurious as in a “personal” greenhouse.

If the humidity and temperature in the greenhouse are maintained to please the cucumbers, the tomatoes will stop bearing fruit, and widespread diseases will begin. However, you can try to choose some average indicators in order to provide more or less acceptable conditions for both plants.

The temperature favorable for fruiting cucumbers is 25-28 degrees, for tomatoes it is 22-25 degrees. It is worth choosing a temperature of 25 degrees, which will suit both vegetables.

Greenhouse frame with partitions

Tomatoes begin to hurt when humidity exceeds 70%. If it is maintained below this value, the cucumbers will tolerate it, although not with pleasure. Contrary to popular belief, they are also not too afraid of ventilation, and the often recommended stagnant, stuffy air leads to diseases not only of tomatoes, but also of cucumbers.

But the watering requirements of these plants when grown in one bed cannot be combined. When deciding how to plant cucumbers and tomatoes in a greenhouse, you have to think about dividing the plants. Reasonable planning will help solve this problem.

How to properly divide vegetables in a greenhouse

Without a doubt, a structure used for the joint planting of vegetables that require different conditions for their growth should be quite spacious. The greenhouse should have room for both beds and comfortable, wide passages between them. Otherwise, the issue of dividing crops may become unsolvable: a bunch of them will not bear fruit, but will only become a “headache” for the owner.

It’s easy to place and divide plants in a spacious greenhouse

When growing different crops together in a garden under a roof, it is important to carefully consider the location of the beds and the plants on them. The goal is to allocate zones for each vegetable and provide everyone with the most comfortable life in a greenhouse community cell with its own microclimate.

It is more rational to place beds in a greenhouse along the long sides. Depending on the width of the structure, there may be 2 ridges on the sides of the central passage, 3 equal in width or a wider ridge in the middle and 2 narrow ones on the sides. The last option seems to be the most convenient for separating vegetables and caring for them.

Rational placement of beds

In such a greenhouse, stretched from west to east, with 2 doors at the ends, it would be reasonable to plant vegetables like this:

• for cucumbers, take the northern – cooler and wetter bed;
• place the tomatoes in the central, most ventilated area;
• give the southern side to sun-loving peppers (eggplants).

To separate cucumbers and tomatoes in a greenhouse, the long sides of which face west and east, you must:

1. Place cucumbers in one half of the warm garden, tomatoes in the other half. Peppers that love infrared light should be given a place near the western wall.
2. Hang a transparent film between the tomato and cucumber compartments from the ceiling to the ground or install a partition.
3. At ground level between the cucumbers and tomatoes, create a waterproof barrier by digging in an old sheet of iron or roofing felt. This will allow you to water the cucumbers to your heart's content without fear of waterlogging the soil under the tomatoes.
4. In the tomato part of the greenhouse, provide a maximum of vents for ventilation.

Separation of plants in a structure when oriented from north to south

Selection of varieties for combined plantings

Before starting to grow plants in combined plantings, it makes sense to take care of the correct selection of varieties. After studying store catalogs, you can choose varieties of tomatoes that are not afraid of moisture and are resistant to late blight. It is also quite possible to select cucumber seeds that are not particularly demanding on watering and can easily tolerate drafts. Thanks to this, vegetables will already be more adapted to coexistence.

When choosing cucumber seeds, you should pay the most attention to high-yielding parthenocarpic hybrids, preferably with a bouquet ovary and good branching.

It is better if the selected variety is short-climbing, then the growing vines will not interfere with each other and other plants growing nearby, and will not block the passages. There will be less hassle when cultivating cucumbers of this variety with pinching, which is mandatory for most varieties.

Tempo F1 is one of the best hybrids

If the greenhouse is not high, and the harvest of greens is planned to be obtained from the side ridges, you should opt for hybrids with short internodes and form them correctly. And for a greenhouse located close to trees and buildings, shade-tolerant hybrids are suitable. In a word, when faced with the problem of how to plant cucumbers and tomatoes in a greenhouse together, the choice of variety must be made taking into account the conditions on the site as much as possible.

When choosing tomato seeds, it is better to also choose hybrids. Tall indeterminate hybrids will be suitable for the central bed. When planting tomatoes in an arched structure on a side bed, determinate hybrids may be more suitable. In any case, you will need to avoid thickening the plantings and pay maximum attention to the formation of bushes.

Modern greenhouse with a partition for separate beds

Glass or polycarbonate - ideal covering

Practical, reliable, easy-to-install greenhouses coated with cellular polycarbonate are rapidly displacing their glass predecessors. Which of these greenhouse structures is better suited for growing various vegetables together? Without touching on other advantages and disadvantages, it should be noted that the ventilation of glass greenhouses is undoubtedly better.

This makes it possible to provide tomatoes with more comfort when planting together. In polymer greenhouses they suffer more from excess air moisture. However, a lot depends on the design.

The installation of partitions and a sufficient number of windows in modern buildings makes it possible to cultivate cucumbers and tomatoes in one polycarbonate greenhouse no less successfully than in a glass one. Additionally, you can grow peppers, eggplants, and herbs together with them.

Cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes in a polymer greenhouse

In gardening, nothing compares to the usefulness of years of experience. G. A. Kizima, a practicing gardener with half a century of experience, pays a lot of attention to the topic of how to plant tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers and other plants in one greenhouse in his articles and books. She shares her personal experiences on successfully growing greenhouse vegetables together.

Galina Aleksandrovna is convinced (we should agree with this) that ventilation of the greenhouse must be organized according to the requirements of the tomatoes, and this will not harm the cucumbers. And the moisture needs of the latter can be satisfied in the following way.

1. When planting green vegetables, use hydrogel, a sachet of which is enough for 30 plants.
2. When planting, place ½ cup of the prepared gel into the holes and plant the seedlings directly on it. When planting seeds, the hydrogel must first be sprinkled with soil with a layer of 4-5 cm.
3. By soaking the hydrogel instead of water in a weak solution of the preparations “Fitosporin” and “Gumi”, you can at the same time feed the cucumbers and protect them from diseases.
4. In the absence of hydrogel, care should be taken to mulch the soil under the cucumbers with a layer of mown grass or weeded weeds, maintaining the thickness of the layer (8-10 cm) at all times.

The closer the neighborhood, the more difficult it is for the gardener

Advantages of the famous vegetable grower's method

Carrying out these measures will make it possible to water the cucumbers much less frequently, since less moisture will evaporate from the soil. With such evaporation, the plants will receive the humid microclimate they require, but the overall humidity in the greenhouse will not increase, which is important for tomatoes. In addition, as the lower part of the mulch decomposes, it will supply the cucumber roots with additional nutrition.

Regarding the intricacies of growing tomatoes together with cucumbers, G. A. Kizima recommends:

• when planting, add a handful of feathers to the hole - this will supply the tomatoes with silicon, which will increase their resistance to disease;

• do not cut off the central root when planting, so that the roots of the tomato grow deeper, finding moisture for themselves;

• To retain moisture in the soil and maintain drier air under the tomato bushes, mulch the ground under the plants with newspapers, folding them in several layers.

You have become acquainted with some aspects of growing plants together in greenhouses. Based on the recommendations outlined here, you will be able to make the most of your “garden under the roof.” However, additional information may be required. Read articles, books, consult with experts, adopt the invaluable experience of practitioners, and everything will work out.

There is an opinion that growing cucumbers and tomatoes together (in the same greenhouse) is a bad idea. But what to do if the size of the plot does not allow you to have more than one greenhouse? Is it worth the effort to plant these crops together and is it possible to grow cucumbers and tomatoes in the same greenhouse?

Basic information

Growing cucumbers and tomatoes together in a greenhouse is a very risky undertaking. Plants require different conditions (humidity level, lighting, frequency of watering, fertilization).

Different crops can be grown together only if optimal conditions are created for each of them. Before you start planting tomatoes and cucumbers in the same greenhouse, you need to study the needs of these crops.

What is needed to grow tomatoes?

The most suitable greenhouse for cucumbers and tomatoes is made of polycarbonate.

• Required bed dimensions: width – 0.9 m, height – 0.4 m, passage width – 0.6 m.
• The location of normal seedlings in the soil (about 30 cm) is vertical; overgrown seedlings require planting in a two-story hole.
• Adding soil to the hole is done no earlier than half a month after the seedlings have completely taken root.
• Excessive watering is not recommended for the first 15 days after planting in a permanent place.
• After pulling the stem, it is necessary to tie the tomato to the trellis. Formation of the plant: careful pinching, leaving 7 tassels with flowers.

Worth knowing! It is necessary to water the tomatoes not very often, trying to use cool water for this. Otherwise, the fruits will turn out watery and sour. Watering rate: 10 liters per 1 sq. m.

What conditions need to be created for cucumbers?

The most recommended varieties are Alma-Ata-1 or Gribovsky-2. But their disadvantage is the need for manual pollination. You can cope with the problem by choosing parthenocarpic varieties, for example, Moscow Greenhouse or Bessemyanka. When sowing after January 10, the fruits will begin to form within two months.

To prevent stagnation of water in the box (polycarbonate greenhouse), it is worth pouring stones or expanded clay for drainage.

To obtain soil, prepare a mixture of sawdust and peat in a ratio of 10:2, supplementing it with potassium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, double superphosphate (10, 10 and 20 g per 10 kg, respectively).

After two weeks, watering of the specified soil is necessary. You should soak the seeds in it for 0.5 days.

The depth of planting seeds in winter is 1 cm. In this case, there is no need for germination. With proper care, the rate of seedling emergence will be high.

To get a lot of female flowers and a bountiful harvest, it is better not to water cucumbers often. During the period of fruit formation, tomatoes and cucumbers in a greenhouse should be well watered, as in the video.

How feasible is joint planting?

Crops will not be comfortable when grown together. Tomato bushes need heat and good ventilation, cucumbers - vice versa. It is necessary to create conditions in a polycarbonate greenhouse that are comfortable for both crops (temperature, care, watering).

Not everyone can afford to maintain 2 greenhouses on their personal plot. The option of installing a partition is ineffective. If you pay attention only to tomato bushes, you can get hollow cucumber fruits, and even those will be few (due to insufficient moisture levels).

If during cultivation preference is given to cucumber bushes, tomatoes will fare poorly. With increased humidity, the tomato yield is significantly reduced, and the bushes themselves become susceptible to diseases.

An option when tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are grown in a greenhouse

Suitable together if there is no need to obtain a large harvest. Since this method of cultivation reduces the quality of fruits and yield. Planting cucumbers and tomatoes in the same greenhouse requires creating compromise conditions.

Intercropping

The humidity level required for cucumbers is approximately 87 percent; tomatoes require a dry microclimate. The optimal humidity would be close to 70 percent.

To start bearing fruit, cucumbers need a temperature of 25 to 28 degrees, tomatoes - from 22 to 25.

It is worth considering that these plants may be at risk of becoming infected with a viral disease. Virus carriers are: aphids, cicadas, thrips. You can get infected through tools and hands.

To grow crops together, it is necessary to install a partition between them. Otherwise, creating optimal conditions will be very problematic. In addition, crops require different amounts of watering. Cucumbers should be watered generously, tomatoes more sparingly. It is worth considering that pests such as whiteflies and mites pose a danger to both plantings.

Another important point is the soil temperature. When the temperature drops to 20 degrees (or less), the ability of cucumbers to absorb phosphorus decreases, which can lead to the death of the roots. The most suitable temperature for them is 26 degrees. Tomatoes feel more comfortable at a temperature of 17 degrees.

Tomatoes and cucumbers require different care. Tomatoes need: moist soil and low humidity; cucumbers will be uncomfortable with such humidity and ventilation. From this it is concluded that it is possible to plant cucumbers and tomatoes in a greenhouse, but this is not very advisable.

The usual and most popular salad is tomatoes, cucumbers, some greens, salt and butter. It cooks quickly and is very tasty. It turns out that these vegetables are incompatible. Moreover, when they enter the body together, they neutralize each other and contribute to the accumulation of salts in the body. This article will help you understand why you should not eat tomatoes and cucumbers. So, more details.

Why can't you eat cucumbers and tomatoes together?

What's wrong with these vegetables? And why do nutritionists advise using them separately?

The answer to this question is quite simple - cucumbers and tomatoes are antagonistic vegetables. Their effect on the body is exactly the opposite. Tomatoes and cucumbers are alkaline. If you remember school chemistry, you can understand what the reaction will be when mixing such ingredients. salt. The latter overload the liver first, then go to the kidneys. Such overload of organs and the deposition of excess salts are completely unnecessary. This is the first reason why you should not eat cucumbers and tomatoes together. Be careful.

There is another reason why you should eat these vegetables separately. The body requires various enzymes to digest tomatoes and cucumbers. Getting into the stomach, and then into the intestines, a mixture of these vegetables contributes to the formation of gases. This happens because the stomach secretes an enzyme to digest only one vegetable, while the other begins to ferment (rot).

Many people can say that cucumbers and tomatoes are so tasty, and there is no discomfort when eating these vegetables together. Of course, the result is not felt immediately, however, it is better to use it separately. There is another reason why you should not eat cucumbers and tomatoes together. More on this later.

Vitamins in cucumbers and tomatoes - incompatible vitamins

Very helpful. These are, first of all, vitamins. Having figured out exactly what the body gets from tomatoes and cucumbers, you can understand another reason for the incompatibility of these vegetables.

Tomato. This vegetable is a storehouse of substances necessary for the body. It is useful both fresh and processed. Fresh tomatoes are best digested if consumed with vegetable oil.

Tomatoes contain many minerals. Tomato is rich in vitamins. It contains: vitamin A, B, C, B vitamins, niacin (vitamin PP), vitamin K, E, D. 100 grams of tomatoes contain the most vitamin C.

Now it’s the turn of the cucumber, an equally healthy vegetable. In terms of mineral content, it is not inferior to a tomato, despite the fact that it consists of 95% water. What vitamins are cucumbers rich in? It contains B vitamins and vitamin C.

And they contain vitamin C. What's wrong? It would seem, then, why shouldn’t you eat cucumbers with tomatoes? The thing is that vitamin C in tomatoes is ascorbic acid. Vitamin C in cucumbers is ascorbinase. These two substances neutralize each other's beneficial effects. You can eat more than one kilogram of tomatoes and still not get a portion of vitamin C if you combine them with cucumbers.

Incompatibility of two vegetables in the garden

Experienced gardeners know why you can’t plant tomatoes and cucumbers together. These two vegetables require different growing conditions. Therefore, by placing cucumbers and tomatoes next to each other in the garden, an amateur gardener risks being left without a harvest.

Cucumbers love moist air and warmth. Frequent watering is harmful for this vegetable; very quickly the branches of cucumbers begin to rot and die. The bright sun can also cause the death of bushes. Tomatoes, on the contrary, tolerate abundant watering and sunlight well. But, being in a greenhouse next to cucumbers, the tomatoes begin to hurt. They also become rotten due to high humidity. Ventilation is beneficial for tomatoes, but it is detrimental for cucumbers. Therefore, it is better to grow these vegetables separately. While in the greenhouse, the foliage of the cucumbers evaporates a lot of moisture, creating a microclimate that will be harmful to the tomatoes. To get a good harvest of tomatoes, they should be grown in a separate greenhouse with ventilation, or in open ground.

We previously found out why you can’t eat cucumbers and tomatoes in the same dish. As you can see, it turns out there are reasons why these vegetables cannot be grown together.

How and with what to use correctly?

Now that it is clear what is happening and why you cannot mix cucumbers and tomatoes together, a question arises. What is the best way to combine these vegetables and with what?

To ensure that a tomato does not lose its vitamin C in the company of a cucumber, it is best to combine it with broccoli. When combined with this dark cabbage, the tomato works more effectively.

Another healthy combination of tomato and exotic fruit, avocado. The healthy fats that the green fruit is filled with will help better absorb the lycopene contained in tomatoes. Lycopene is a natural pigment responsible for the red and orange color of vegetables and fruits. It is an antioxidant, reduces the risk of prostate cancer and prevents diseases of the cardiovascular system. Thanks to avocados, the body will receive 4 times more of this beneficial substance. Here is one option for replacing cucumber in a regular salad. If you don't like avocado, you can replace it with leafy greens:

• lettuce leaves;
• spinach;
• arugula;
• asparagus.

Tomatoes in the company of proteins and fats will help better digestion of the dish as a whole. Salads with tomatoes in combination with various cheeses are not only healthy, but very tasty and nutritious.

It is not advisable to combine tomatoes with starchy foods. In this case, the acid that tomatoes are rich in prevents the body from digesting and absorbing starch.

Like tomatoes, cucumbers can and should be combined with leafy greens, hard and soft cheeses. Cucumber promotes better absorption of protein and fatty foods. At the same time, it prevents you from overeating, quickly satisfying your hunger.

Further. What do nutritionists answer to the question of why you can’t eat tomatoes with cucumbers? Of course, as long as a person is young and healthy, and the liver works without interruption, this combination will not particularly affect health. But later, poor nutrition will still make itself felt. It is worth listening to this advice and not overusing the “harmful combination” of healthy vegetables. If you really want it, you can only occasionally treat yourself to the usual taste. No matter how useful these vegetables are, their combination will not bring any benefit to the body, and will even be harmful.

Why can't you mix cucumbers and tomatoes in a salad? The reasons have been explained above. Now the only thing left to do is to choose salad recipes in which the ingredients will not conflict with each other. Now we will look at them.

Tomato and avocado salad

To prepare it you will need the following products:

• half an avocado;
• two large tomatoes;
• bulb onions;
• greens (dill, parsley);
• salt;
• black pepper;
• vegetable oil.

Practical part

Peel the avocado, cut into cubes, chop the greens, finely chop the onion. Tomatoes can be cut into slices or large cubes. Salt and pepper to taste, add vegetable oil.

Salad of tomatoes, canned mushrooms and green peas

Required ingredients:

• canned peas - 150 grams;
• canned champignons - 150 grams;
• fresh tomatoes - several pieces (about two or three);
• greens, onions, salt, lemon, spices.

Cut onions and tomatoes into half rings. Mushrooms, if large, cut into 4 parts, if not very large, then in half. Mix peas, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and finely chopped greens. Then you need to salt and pepper the dish to taste. Then you should season it with lemon juice and vegetable oil.

Tomatoes with feta cheese

For cooking you will need: cut two large tomatoes into cubes, add cheese. You can break the cheese with a fork. Or, just like tomatoes, cut into cubes. Pass three cloves of garlic through a garlic press. Season the salad with yogurt.

Salad with cucumber, lettuce and herbs

To prepare, prepare the following ingredients: 2 cucumbers, 4 leaves of Iceberg lettuce, parsley, cilantro, dill, salt, olive oil. Cut the cucumber into rings, chop the greens and lettuce coarsely or tear them with your hands. Season with salt and oil.

Cucumber, chicken breast and canned corn salad

Another delicious recipe.

We will need:

1. Canned corn - 200 grams.
2. Boiled chicken breast - 200 grams.
3. Bulb onions.
4. Cucumber - 2-3 pieces.
5. Yogurt for dressing, salt, pepper.

Cut cucumbers and breast into cubes, add corn. Cut the onion into half rings, salt and pepper to taste. Season the salad with yogurt.

Thus, we answered the question of why you can’t eat cucumbers and tomatoes together. Bon appetit and good health!

The popularity of growing various crops indoors is growing. Many people install polycarbonate greenhouses on their property, in which various crops are planted in early spring. Many gardeners are concerned about the question: “Is it possible to plant cucumbers and tomatoes in the same greenhouse?” The answer to this question is ambiguous, as opinions are divided. Some are categorically against growing cucumbers and tomatoes in the same space. Others find alternative options.

Cucumbers and tomatoes are completely different crops that require different growing conditions. The growth and development of plants is affected by the level of illumination, frequency and correctness of watering, air humidity and the amount of fertilizer applied to the soil. If you consider that tomatoes and cucumbers need different greenhouse conditions, you can grow them together, although this will cause some trouble.

In order to properly equip a greenhouse for growing two different crops there, you need to understand what conditions need to be created for each plant.

When growing cucumbers in a greenhouse, you need to take into account that this crop loves water and moisture. Frequent watering will allow you to grow a high-quality and large harvest. But this crop does not need ventilation. Cucumbers “love” nitrogen as a top dressing.

What tomatoes need:

• Tomatoes do not like too humid air.
• Plants need to be watered abundantly, but not very often.
• In order for plants to grow and develop normally, they need plenty of ventilation.
• Plants need to be fertilized with potassium and phosphorus. They are less demanding regarding the presence of nitrogen in the soil.
• Too wet soil and air can cause diseases that will destroy tomatoes. Plants can die from late blight, brown spot, powdery mildew and gray rot.

Both cucumbers and tomatoes can be destroyed by mites, aphids, cicadas or whiteflies. It is important to treat plants separately, since various infections can be transferred by hand from one crop to another. The problem of growing different crops in a greenhouse is obvious.

How to properly place cucumbers and tomatoes in one greenhouse

For cultures to get along together, they must be separated. To do this, each crop needs to create the microclimate it needs, a suitable microclimate. To do this, experienced gardeners usually physically separate the plants by dividing the greenhouse into two parts and fencing off the areas with film or other material.

It is important to pay attention to the division of the soil, since cucumbers like moister soil, and tomatoes prefer drier soil.

You can divide the soil using roofing felt or iron plates, which will prevent the soil from getting too wet in the half where the tomatoes grow. You also need to pay attention to which part of the greenhouse the vents are located. The more ventilated part of the greenhouse should be reserved for tomatoes.

How to divide crops:

• At the end of each side, install a separate entrance to each crop.
• Where tomatoes grow, there should be a lot of windows to allow for ample ventilation.
• At soil level, it is important to separate the plants with a partition: in this way, the tomato will be protected from the moisture that cucumbers need.
• To create an optimal microclimate, you will need a film that will completely separate the tomatoes from the cucumbers.

Plants can be grown in opposite beds. Also in the greenhouse you can arrange beds for the successful cultivation of three crops. You can plant tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and eggplants together. The northern side is suitable for cucumbers, the central side for tomatoes, and the southern side for peppers.

Cucumbers and tomatoes in one polycarbonate greenhouse

Many guides to growing different crops in a greenhouse say that it is almost impossible to grow different crops together. However, in practice, many gardeners do this quite successfully. If tomatoes cannot tolerate air humidity, then experienced gardeners use some tricks to help them.

One trick allows you to monitor the humidity level, which is important for both tomatoes and cucumbers. The use of hydrogel allows you to reduce the number of waterings. With its help, moisture in the soil can be retained for a long period.

How to use hydrogel:

• The hydrogel crumb is filled with water overnight.
• Usually the hydrogel is introduced into the hole when planting cucumber seedlings.
• Some dissolve the hydrogel into a solution based on mineral or organic fertilizers.

Watering can be made less frequent by using mulching. To do this, after planting the cucumbers, the soil is covered with mowed grass, which will retain moisture for some time. Mulching helps retain moisture while preventing it from spreading to the tomatoes.

Temperature in the greenhouse for cucumbers and tomatoes

Growing cucumbers and tomatoes in the same greenhouse seems very contradictory. These crops have different origins and each has its own microclimate in which they will successfully grow and develop. Plants love different temperature conditions, which must be taken into account when deciding to grow them in a single closed ground.

The optimal air temperature for active growth and development of cucumbers is from 26 to 28 degrees, for tomatoes - from 24 to 25.

Moreover, both cultures do not like night cold. Therefore, at night the temperature in the greenhouse should not fall below 19 degrees. It is important not to allow the temperature to rise to 30 degrees, as the tomatoes may simply die and all their color will fall off.

What do cucumbers need:

• They don't need ventilation. They grow well at temperatures from 21 to 22 degrees if they are seedlings, and from 25 to 28 if they are adult plants.
• Tomatoes need frequent and constant ventilation. For active growth, tomatoes need a constant temperature of 22 to 25 degrees.

Tomatoes cannot withstand lack of ventilation, because without it their flowers will not be pollinated. Some gardeners who care for cucumbers do not ventilate their greenhouses enough. At the same time, they use the method of shaking pollen from the bushes in order to artificially pollinate them. The result of such pollination is not very productive.

Greenhouses of the Krasnodar Territory: growing cucumbers and tomatoes

The compatibility of cucumbers and tomatoes is questionable, but many successfully grow them in the same greenhouse. A shared greenhouse is not a death sentence if you know how to arrange it correctly. To do this, you need to actively water the cucumbers, but so that the moisture is not transferred to the tomatoes.

Fertilizing crops should also be done differently - cucumbers need nitrogen, and tomatoes need potassium and phosphorus.

In order to increase the residence time of moisture in the soil, cucumber seeds can be planted in a hole with hydrogel granules. For planting in a greenhouse, you need to choose the best varieties that are resistant to infections and insect attacks. To ensure that abundant watering of cucumbers does not disturb the microclimate of tomatoes, they need to be fenced off from each other using film.

What to pay attention to:

• Apply fertilizers correctly;
• Pay attention to a good choice of variety;
• Successfully arrange your stay together;
• Place cucumbers and tomatoes in different beds.

Crop care should be complete, providing all the needs of both cucumbers and tomatoes. When planting seedlings of both crops, you need to be sure that the winter preparation of the greenhouse for planting was done correctly. Before winter, all soil needs to be renewed or treated with special compounds. Some fumigate greenhouses, and some use biological compounds that do not harm the soil. However, after growing cucumbers and tomatoes, it is better to completely replace the top layer of soil.

Planting cucumbers and tomatoes in a greenhouse (video)

A general recommendation for those who decide to grow cucumbers and tomatoes in the same greenhouse is to place the plants in different beds and fence them off. Tomatoes should be planted closer to the windows so that abundant and frequent ventilation does not affect the cucumbers. Planting cucumbers should be done in soil with hydrogel - then moisture will be retained only in the soil in which the cucumbers grow. Sometimes a business involves growing several crops at once in a greenhouse. In this case, it is very important to provide each crop with the proper conditions.

For an unprepared person, growing these species simultaneously in the same greenhouse can be a real problem, since cucumbers and tomatoes require different conditions, and what is beneficial for tomato bushes can lead to diseases of cucumbers growing nearby.

Features of growing tomatoes

For vegetables grown in greenhouse conditions, it is very important to ensure optimal humidity. In conditions of abundance of moisture, tomato bushes begin to hurt and grow very poorly.

You can’t even dream of any high yield, since high humidity and heat will promote late blight. Following some simple rules will help the gardener grow a normal harvest.

They don't like tomatoes:

• high air humidity (more than 70%);
• frequent watering;
• stagnant air (a common occurrence in a greenhouse);
• air temperature is too high.

For tomatoes growing in a closed place, the following are very useful:

• frequent ventilation of the greenhouse, under such conditions tomatoes are less susceptible to various diseases;
• maintaining the temperature range from +20 to +26 degrees (this significantly increases the yield);
• abundant but very rare root watering;
• fertilizing with superphosphates and potassium fertilizers.

Rules for growing greenhouse cucumbers

Cucumbers are a very suitable vegetable crop for growing indoors, because they show the highest yield at high humidity. What's good for cucumbers:

• frequent and abundant watering of the roots and moistening of the foliage;
• warm water at room temperature;
• high moisture content in the air, ensuring good growth and development of ovaries;
• regular fertilizing with mineral fertilizers, especially nitrogen.

Moisture-loving cucumbers develop very poorly in dry air. The fruits grow small, bitterness appears, and the ovaries and leaves may begin to fall off. Therefore, to obtain a good harvest, the following are highly not recommended:

• drafts and ventilation in the rooms where these vegetables grow;
• too dry air;
• irregular watering.

For cucumbers and tomatoes, some growing conditions are completely opposite; it is not worth planting these plants in the same greenhouse, expecting good results, without special preparation.

How to grow vegetables in one greenhouse without losing yield

The different characteristics and needs of these species greatly hamper the gardener and can ruin all efforts, even if they have received proper care. There are several ways to achieve amazing results.

One way to grow two crops together indoors is to maintain conditions in which both species can thrive. To do this, the gardener will need constant supervision of humidity, the levels of which should not be uncomfortable for all inhabitants.

Cucumbers should not suffer from too dry air, and tomatoes should not suffer from high moisture content. Planting vegetables in different parts of the greenhouse will make the gardener’s efforts a little easier, but this will not completely solve the problem.

A very simple way to create the microclimate necessary for different crops is a film curtain, which must be placed between the rows. A transparent limiter will help solve the most important problem that arises when growing these vegetables together.

If you have a curtain, maintaining high humidity on the cucumber side will be much easier. Vegetables will not suffer from the ventilation that other species need, and will receive a sufficient amount of moisture. When the film curtain is closed, a microclimate suitable for each type allows both cucumbers and tomatoes to develop well at the same time.

In modern polycarbonate greenhouses, the kit includes a partition with a door that divides the length of the room into two compartments specifically for growing crops that require different microclimates.

The soil between plants also needs to be demarcated, because moisture, which nightshade plants do not need at all, can enter from the cucumber side along the ground. To do this, you can use any waterproof materials that need to be dug between the plants.

Watering cucumbers must be done regularly, and if there is a limiter, water will not flow under the tomato bushes, which are often limited to drip irrigation.

How to increase plant productivity in a greenhouse

From the very beginning it is worth deciding on the place where the tomatoes or cucumbers will grow. For the latter, it is better to highlight the more shaded side, where they will feel most comfortable. Tomato bushes should be planted on the side where the structure has a large number of openings for ventilation. It is also worth preparing the soil and applying fertilizers for these crops separately.

Tomatoes need potassium and phosphorus, so the soil where they are planned to grow must be enriched with potassium and superphosphate compounds. On the side where cucumbers will be grown, it is necessary to provide the soil with nitrogen.

You can choose good fertilizer complexes presented by manufacturers. Such complexes often combine several substances useful for a particular vegetable crop. But if you prefer natural fertilizers, you can use them.

The question of whether it is possible to grow several vegetable crops in one greenhouse is no longer so unsolvable, because we already know how to provide the necessary care to plants with different needs and get a good harvest of tomatoes and cucumbers from one greenhouse.