When undertaking to grow a particular plant in your summer cottage, it is necessary to take into account a huge number of different subtleties, and they concern not only the care of the shoots, but also planting other crops next to it.
This is explained by the fact that not all plants feel comfortable with each other: some are in a kind of symbiosis, others “keep neutrality”, while others generally interfere with full growth, development and fruiting. In this article, we will talk about which of the neighbors the grapes will get along best with, and with whom, on the contrary, they will be at odds.
Best options
The best options are plants that not only will not interfere with the development of grapes, but also contribute to its growth, help strengthen immunity and improve yields. Grapes that are grown in the open field get along well with many flowers, which will be especially important for those who want to see a flower garden on their site, but there is simply not enough space for it. So, between the rows of the vine, you can plant annual plants that have a shallow root system. These include aster, phlox and gypsophila.
Grapes will get along well on the same bed with some biennial flowers, which include forget-me-nots, pansies and forest mallow. Well, from perennial crops, this plant has quite good compatibility with primrose and a plant called “hare cabbage”. It is especially recommended to plant rose bushes next to the vine. They can rightly be called ideal neighbors. Agrotechnics and shelter for a rose are exactly the same as for grapes.
They also have harmful insects and diseases in common. However, the rose bush begins to get sick first, which allows you to identify the disease in time and prevent it from spreading to the vine.
The compatibility of the vine with such berry crops as strawberries and garden strawberries is also acceptable. However, there are some nuances here. So, berry bushes are best planted during the growth of young grapes. Otherwise, the first will not feel very comfortable. However, if everything is done correctly, the grapes will be able to provide strawberries with high-quality protection from the scorching sun, which in some cases have a detrimental effect on the state of the plant. He loves grapes and vegetable crops, which include sowing peas, onions, radishes, beets, garden radishes and spinach. These plants get along well, bringing each other great benefits.
This culture also feels good in the vicinity of lemongrass. But experienced gardeners recommend planting green manure, such as barley, rye or buckwheat, next to mature, strong and strong bushes. Adult bushes have a very long root system, which allows them to extract substances useful for growth and development from the very depths, pulling them to the surface, and from there they go to the root of the grapes. Siderates just provide these substances. In addition, when green manure decomposes, they are gradually converted into humus – this is an organic substance that is of great benefit to grapes, having a beneficial effect on its fruiting and development. However, it is worth noting that planted green manure can take moisture from the vine. To prevent this from happening, they need to be mowed periodically.
Neutral crops
Neutral plants include those that will not compete with the vineyard and be harmful, but they will not benefit each other either. In the list of such species, you can find girlish hops, kohlrabi, fennel, creeping clover and pumpkin. Flowers such as marigolds and petunia will also “keep neutrality”. Suitable for planting next to him and mint, which will not feel oppressed, being in the shade of culture.
The neutral neighborhood of grapes can also be with plants such as apple, cherry, currant, apricot, plum and pear. However, when planting a vine from one of these crops, you will have to take good care of the lighting. Otherwise, plants can simply shade the grapes, which will not have the best effect on its condition, growth and development.
Regardless of whether the culture is beneficial to the vine or neutral in relation to it, it is necessary to plant it, while maintaining a distance of 50 centimeters: it will be better for both plants.
What can’t be planted?
But bad neighbors for such a southern culture as grapes can be called those plants that will interfere with the growth or development of a culture, negatively affecting its fruiting. Or, on the contrary, they themselves will feel disadvantaged when they are near this plant. Moreover, the place of cultivation, whether it be the Urals, the Leningrad region or another region, does not matter here: bad grape neighbors in the garden will remain so in any growing conditions.
So, cucumbers and cabbage can be attributed to the number of undesirable plants. They do not have a negative effect on the grapes, however, being near him, they will feel oppressed. The same can be said about eggplants, which will wither under the vine. Planting vines along with raspberries or gooseberries is not welcome. This is explained by the fact that the vine is very likely to pull most of the nutrients onto itself, which will negatively affect the condition of nearby growing shrubs.
Plants such as carrots, sweet and bitter peppers, potatoes and tomatoes are also undesirable for planting next to it. The same can be said about corn and sunflowers, which will compete with grapes for nutrients that are in the depths of the soil, and will significantly deplete it.
A big enemy of the vine is calendula, often grown for the manufacture of home remedies. If this growth is located near grapes, while being grown with carnations, cornflowers, bindweed and a number of other flowers, then it can easily cause great harm not only to a young plant, but also to an adult. Harm grapes and other medicinal herbs. Among them are tansy, yarrow, plantain and St. John’s wort: they all interfere with the development of green mass and berries.
Pay attention to the weeds growing around the vine. Of course, weeds are generally harmful to any of the crops, but among them we can distinguish those that carry the greatest danger. Such weeds include dandelion, sow thistle, wheatgrass and nettle. All these herbs, if they began to grow, capturing more and more large areas, must either be mowed or carefully removed and then loosened, making sure not to harm the root system of the grapes.
In addition, field mustard, millet, hemp, horseradish, celery, parsley, wild radish, leeks can also be attributed to the enemies of culture.
Is it possible to grow grapes of different varieties nearby?
You can plant vines of different varieties nearby. They will actively grow, cross-pollinate with each other, give a quality crop in the form of large clusters with juicy berries. There are no drawbacks in such a neighborhood, because basically all grape varieties require the same care.
However, to avoid problems, you need to take into account some nuances. So, you should not plant tall grapes next to undersized grapes. Otherwise, the first one will simply lack sunlight, which will not have the best effect on the state of its green mass and fruits.
