The principle of mixed culture is to plant several different vegetable plants in one bed that ideally complement each other, promote each other's growth, protect against pests and diseases and increase the crop yield. There are also some beneficial bed neighbors for broad beans that are good for the legumes. You can find out what these are and which neighboring plants you should avoid here.
Which plants are suitable for mixed cultivation with broad beans?
In a mixed culture with broad beans, potatoes, dill, cabbage, radishes, radishes, spinach, tomatoes, eggplant, carrots, celery and strawberries are advantageous bed neighbors. Bad combinations include legumes, onion plants, peas, sunflowers, fennel and peppers.
What requirements do broad beans place on their mixed crop neighbors?
Asweak eatersbroad beans place relatively few demands on their location. It should be sunny and have loose, moist soil. Accordingly, your bed neighbors should have similar soil requirements. They should not be sown next to tall growing plants such as sunflowers because of their high sun requirement.
What should be planted next to broad beans in a mixed crop?
Broad beans grow very well next topotatoes and dill, but the company ofcabbages, radishes and radishes is also good for them and their growth. Good bed neighbors at a glance:
- Potatoes
- Dill
- Savory
- Types of cabbage such as cauliflower
- Radish and radish
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
- Aubergines
- Carrots
- Celery
- Strawberries
Which plants benefit from broad beans in a mixed culture?
With their ability to addnitrogento the soil, broad beans are popular neighbors for many vegetable plants. In particularheavy eaterssuch as cucumbers and pumpkins benefit from this property. Broad beans are also known to keep Colorado potato beetles away, so a mixed culture withpotatoes is a good idea.
What should you not combine broad beans with in a mixed culture?
Bad neighbors for broad beans are in particular:
- Pulses such as beans and peas
- Onion plants such as onions, garlic and leeks
- Peas
- Sunflowers
- Fennel
- Peppers
Tip
Observe crop rotation for broad beans
Not only what is planted next to the broad beans determines their he althy growth, but also what is sown before and after the beans. For legumes, it is extremely important that there is a four to five year break in cultivation in the same bed. This is referred to as a so-called self-intolerance, which not only affects broad beans but also other vetch plants.
