To pear generously bear fruit, I plant companion plants nearby.

Experienced gardeners know that proper pear care must necessarily include drawing up a plan for a favorable neighborhood of fruit trees and shrubs. That is what we will talk about in today’s article.



Illiterate planting of trees in the garden leads to the fact that more demanding seedlings take away nutrients and liquid from others, which ultimately adversely affects their fruiting.

It is best to plant several pears of different varieties nearby at once or to plant apple trees to them. These trees will not take away from each other useful substances and moisture, such as jasmine or lilac.



And the neighborhood of apple trees and pears with maple will save fruit trees from terrorist attacks of pests (including apple fermenters).

A good neighbor for pear trees will also be black currants and mountain ash. But the most favorable on their yield will affect the neighborhood with such a shrub as raspberries.



As for harmful neighbors, the worst enemy for a pear is a plum tree. The fact is that the plum overly aggressively assigns nutrients. And because pears almost nothing gets and they eventually dry up.



Do not plant too close to the pear and cherries. This is not about fighting for a place in the sun. These fruit trees, on the contrary, have too much in common. For example, diseases and pests that they are willing to share with each other.



The most observant gardeners also noticed that reduces the fertility of pears, the neighborhood with the kalina. According to observations, pear trees adjacent to this shrub yielded half as much crop as those that grew away from it.



Finally, we note that some flowers can also protect pears from ailments and pests. This mission is best handled by velvets and daisies. But from juniper pear should be protected, since this shrub will infect it with rust.

What neighbors will you choose for your pear trees? We will be grateful if you share your own discoveries and observations on this topic in the comments!