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Posted: Aug/30/2006 2:59 AM PST
I was strolling through some of the articles on GG and found that if you plant an herb called Borage it helped the growth or flavor of tomatoes. I also found that Chamomile and one other help with Cucumbers and Onions. I was wondering if you all knew of any other herbs you could plant next to vegetables to enhance flavor/growth? Dying to get started over here.... |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 3:49 AM PST
[COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]  HI, I found a nice list of companion planting. It's a little overwhelming at first sight, but if you think about the plants you are interested in it gives a better focus. :banana-wa [/COLOR]Herbyann has sent you the following web link: http://www.gardensablaze.com/Companions/Compani onYield.htm |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 3:51 AM PST
Thanks Herby! Where's the list? |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 3:53 AM PST
Why sweetie it's right there!! LOL LOL I forgot it and then went right back and added it. dang yer fast!! :animorang
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 3:56 AM PST
lol Thanks Herby! I was starting to think I was losing it!  Yeah, usually when I get on I keep updating quite a bit. 
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 4:07 AM PST
Ok. So, based on what I'm viewing, it looks like if I'm wanting corn, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, cucumbers and onions, I should plant alongside them borage, chamomile, sunflowers, marigolds and basil? Does that sound about right? How much space do you think that would take up? |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 5:49 AM PST
[COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"] Well first off, Corn and Tomatoes aren't companion plants, but they can be planted on opposite sides of the garden. You have root veggies in there. So ye have to think compatable as well. Potatoes are a bit of a waste as for the yield and space. Ye can always buy taters. lol Think about the things you really want to harvest from your garden, and your space. Borage , basil and tomatoes do well togeather. Garlic ye can tuck in just about anywhere or do rows. I like rows for onions. Corn actually is not a very productive crop unless ye have a long row. It is good tho. Jus not enough. lol So how about you decide what you want to grow and we'll help you put them togeather and add companion plants. OK Can ye get pictures of your yard space any time soon?? I grew up 100 miles from Abilene Tex. on a ranch. I lived in Abilene for about 7 years. My first three children were born there. Last one a Calif kid!! lol One thing I know fer sure is ye won't be doing much gardening in Dec. It's too dang cold. Probably not too different from where you ae. I've visited relatives in Okla. too. Been a long time tho. Ye need to check out your zone fer Abilene and when the first and last frosts are. I remember one year(a rarity) we still had roses fer Christmas and a hard frost the next day. lol Well anyway I've rambled on too much. If this doesn't make sense jus ask me I'll try harder. lol :animorang[/COLOR]
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 2:38 PM PST
I just started companion planting this year. I have nasturtiums and dill to repel the squash bugs, apparently flea beatles hate radishes. I plant sage next to my broccolli and cabbage, basil next to the tomatoes to get rid of hornworms. I plant sage in pots so when I rotate my crops I can just move the sage to where needed. |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 2:46 PM PST
Good to know about the potatoes. As far as the corn goes, I probably wouldn't want to plant a whole lot (maybe shoot to have about 6-10 stalks come up). I just love corn, and I want to be able to grow my own and eat it. It always tests better when you make it yourself... Well, ok, maybe not on the first couple of tries.  As far as what I want to plant, the list in the previous post is basically what I'm looking for in vegetables. Hadn't planned on garlic, but I don't mind adding it one bit! I'll post some pictures of the new yard soon. It's pretty big though. Lots of space to do lots of stuff. About 41' deep and 15' wide in one section of the backyard. |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 6:48 PM PST
Here's some pictures of the house when I went down a couple weeks ago. The first picture is of the front of the house. The kitchen is just behind the wall right there, and I'm thinking of planting a strictly aromatic herb garden there. Not sure, but I thought that'd be fun. The second picture is a view facing the area that I'm going to convert into a vegetable garden. There previous owner put a curved flowerbed in right in front of the area where they cooked out. But as you can see in the picture, one side of the wall is falling down. What I'm thinking of doing is taking down that whole side of the wall and using the bricks to extend the side walls. The third picture is a view facing the back wall of the current flower bed. The closest wall will remain and the vegetable/herb garden will spread out from there. The final picture is just kinda for fun. For whatever reason, there is this odd cement pad there. I'm thinking it was someone's walking area. In any case, as long as there's nothing special underneath (septic, etc.), then I'm going to try to rip up all that concrete and replace it with a pond with a section of daylilies on either side of the pond. Thanks DeAnna for the advice on planting basil next to tomatoes as well. Attachments:     |
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