Sorrel is one of the most not fastidious plants. Each person can grow it in their own garden without much effort and hassle. And what a delicious salad can be made by adding it to the recipe! Soft and pleasant sourness will not interfere with any dish and will make it incredibly tasty and delicious.
When planting sorrel, nevertheless, it is worth paying attention to the fact, next to which plants it is located, in order to get a good harvest. Is it possible to plant it in the open ground next to parsley, basil, asparagus, sage and other crops, and also what is wrong, which neighbors in the garden are undesirable for this green and why?
What can be grown with the culture on the same bed?
It is not for nothing that gardeners make new plans for planting their crops every year. Not all plants can live alongside each other due to the chemicals they release. When planting plants should take into account its compatibility in the garden with other cultures. That is, how a neighbor can affect the new "tenant".
Raspberries
Because of its acidity, sorrel is able to "pacify" some plants, not allowing them to grow by whole kilometers. For example, raspberry behaves very actively on the land plot, takes its roots for long distances, creates whole “jungle”. Sorrel is able to reduce the influence of the “aggressor” and prevent the raspberry from “capturing” the entire nearby territory.
Gardeners recommend planting sorrel along the raspberries, the width of the oxalo band should not be less than 50 cm so that the sorrel can have a restraining effect.
Wild strawberry
Strawberries are not picky to their neighbors, therefore, next to the sorrel, it will feel quite nice. Greens increase the growth of strawberries and help them get all the necessary substances from the soil. Strawberries do not steal microelements similar to sorrel from the earth and have no common parasites with it, creating a pleasant neighborhood.
Carrot
The orange root vegetable will be happy to have sorrel as a neighbor, because it favorably affects the growth and nutrition of fruits, does not take the necessary trace elements from them.
Carrots, like sorrel, do not tolerate excessive moisture, but the sun should be moderately for the successful growth of both crops.
Radish
Radish, like sorrel, likes a sufficient amount of moisture, does not tolerate drought. It is better to use lime for the radish, otherwise acidification will lead to the development of diseases.
Therefore, before planting it near the sorrel, you need to prepare the ground and keep the minimum distance between crops.
Mint
Mint belongs to the family of yasnotkovyh and has an excellent aroma due to the emitted menthol. Neighborhood with sorrel will give her leaf splendor and thick bushes.
The sorrel itself will be filled with essential oils, which mint hard to put into the ground, and also receive a special touch of taste.
Melissa
Melissa, like mint, is a yasnotkovaya culture and distinguishes the element incredibly useful for sorrel, citral.
It was he who permeates the leaves of sorrel, makes them soft and pleasant to the touch. Grown beside melissa, sorrel, has a special soft taste of leaveswhich pleases all gourmets.
White cabbage
Sorrel gets along well with white cabbage. But for a better neighborhood, the acidity of the earth should be removed, fertilized with its dolomite flour. Then the cabbage will not have the risk of being hit with a keel
Potatoes
If sorrel is planted between potato rows, the soil will be saturated with acid and will not allow pests to hit the potatoes. BUT sorrel leaves are saturated with oxygen and will delight with freshness the whole summer.
Cucumbers
Sorrel can get along with cucumbers, but excess acid can harm cucumbers. When planting these crops next to each other, it is necessary to reduce the acidity of the soil. Gardeners recommend adding limestone to the ground.
Asparagus
Asparagus and sorrel do not differ in their fastidiousness and grow very well even in conditions of low temperatures. Asparagus contains many useful elements and minerals that feeds from the soil. When adjacent to sorrel, the plants will not interfere with each other., and everyone will take for themselves the necessary micronutrients.
Plants with which the neighborhood in the open ground is undesirable
Not all cultures can grow next to each other, and give a good harvest. When planting plants close to each other, it is necessary to take into account their families and those pests that can infect a particular crop. One plant can take many minerals from the soil, and another for this reason can be completely depleted.
In order not to hamper the plants and make the crop of each crop full, you need to keep the minimum distance for planting incompatible plants, it is 120 centimeters. Gardeners do not recommend planting such plants together at all, because the distance may not save the harvest of both crops.
Peas
The most important opponent of sorrel is pea. It inhibits the growth of sorrel. These cultures are incompatible a priori. The pea itself is a heat-loving plant that loves basking in the sun. Sorrel ruins the sun, its leaves dry out and become unsuitable for consumption. Peas also do not tolerate acidic soils and nitrogen overload.
Beans
Beans, like peas, belong to legumes that do not like sorrel. It suppresses beans with acid, which it lets into the ground. Before planting the beans, the soil should be thoroughly lime with chalk, dolomite flour or wood ash. If an unpleasant neighborhood cannot be avoided, then it is better to plant cultures as far as possible from each other.
Beans
Although beans can live with many cultures, but sorrel is not for them.
Due to the high calorie content, the beans are ready to suck out all the necessary elements from the soil, leaving nothing else.
Sorrel dies next to the plant and kills him.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes do not feel comfortable near the sorrel.
Tomatoes do not grow well where the soil is oversaturated with organic substances, strongly acidified. Also, they will not suit a very dark place. Sorrel will oppress tomatoes with its acid, but they will not yield.
Parsley
It would seem that the two types of grass are very similar, both green and juicy. But is it possible to plant sorrel next to parsley? These cultures are absolutely incompatible. They are able to suffer from some diseases, marvel at the same pests.
Sorrel and parsley pick up similar elements from the ground, in the end, some of them just do not have enough minerals, and the plants die.
Basil
Basil loves nutritious soil very much, before planting it, it is necessary to fertilize the ground intensively.
Sorrel is less picky in this matter. With such a neighborhood, mutual oppression and a meager harvest can be expected.
Savory
This is very fragrant plant does not tolerate sour soil and moisture overload. Along with sorrel, he may develop diseases such as powdery mildew and root decay.
Sage
Sage is an excellent medicinal plant, very fond of the sun and does not tolerate increased moisture. Sage has a powerful root system that can crush and supplant sorrel. Also suitable for sage soil with a neutral ph level, which is difficult to achieve in the presence of sorrel.
Sorrel, though not picky to many neighbors, but he still has detractors. For a successful harvest of crops, it is necessary to strictly observe the planting pattern, take into account which elements are consumed from the soil by this or that crop, which root system it has, and what conditions it requires for its stay. Only competent planting and care will achieve good results in growing crops. Sorrel, for this, is no exception.
