To solve the first problem, she recommends attracting bees and other pollinating insects. For example, you can plant carrots next to cucumbers.

“You can place a carrot bed next to a cucumber bed, but it is important not to forget to open this bed all the time. You can also plant carrots in a greenhouse so that bees can fly there too. Or you should choose parthenocarpic cucumbers that do not require pollination,” Voronova said.

To protect vegetables from temperature changes, she recommends covering cucumbers at night and during rainy and cold weather.

Deputy State Dumathe head of the Union of Summer Residents of the Moscow Region Nikita Chaplin previously said that cucumbers, pumpkins and tomatoes should not be planted next to potatoes. According to him, cucumbers and potatoes are poorly compatible, since their root systems can compete for resources, which will negatively affect growth and yield.