Planting Toms, Peppers and Melons next to each other?

The Cucumbers are at the far end where I can keep the humidity a bit higher.

Then I plant a row of Toms along the path of my greenhouse, that gives them maximum gorwing height to the ridge.

Then I grow Melons along the sides of the house - because I can easily set up horizontal training wires on the frame ...

So I was thinking of putting the Peppers (1 variety of Sweet, three varieties of Chillies, in between the two - i.e. in a single row between Toms and Melons.

They would all have to share the same growing conditions, and I wonder if I would be shooting myself in the foot?

Maybe I should do a double row of Toms, near the door, and then a double row of Peppers nearer the far end, so I can keep the humidity higher there?

 

Can't see any problem with that although in my experience chillies do not necessarily need high humidity just high temperatures.

 

Kristen, you have the cucs and toms the wrong way round. The Tomatoes need to be at the back of the greenhouse for the humidity. The Cucumbers need to be by the door where the air is drier.:gnthb:

 

We've discussed/disagreed :D about about this before Dai, but I think Kristen is right. Cucs like high humidity. Quite apart from any other considerations it reduces the possibility of an attack by RSM which occurs under dry conditions.

See - ( for a synopsis)

http://www.actahort.org/books/229/229_13.htm

and the final section of this for a more down to earth article

http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/medwyn-williams-vegetable-grow-show-31.html

 

I planted my cues last year all down one side of the greenhouse and the ones by the door were in far better condition , "fruited" first and produced more cucumbers,


I`m sure you all remember the derision some heaped on my first cucumber,"charlie" :skp:

 

Charlie? :hehe:

 

I have deleted it now but there was some suggestion she was an oversized gherkin