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Companion planting, frost damage to tomatoes

Hi all,

I've just joined the list and am enjoying it very much.  In response to
Jennifer's question about "if the following can be planted next to each
other:  nasturtiums, tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, and peppers" -- they
all do great together.  I planted tomatoes, nasturtiums and carrots
together in one bed last summer and they all did well, and tomatoes and
peppers together in another bed and they did great.  This year I have
all of the above planted in one bed.  I have 3 beds, each 4 feet by 20
feet, in my garden, and almost always throw a square of marigolds and
nasturtiums into each bed.

In response to Lorrie's question about frost damage to her tomatoes, in
1996 I got excited and set out some Early Girl tomato plants in
February, and of course it frosted and they got damaged in spite of the
plastic milk jugs I had set over them.  On one of them, all the foliage
was killed except the growing tip.  They all survived and went on to
produce lots of tomatoes.  The plants eventually grew to be about 5 feet
tall.

The garden I am talking about above is at my husband's parents' farm in
Del Rey, California, which is near Fresno, and is USDA zone 9.  We
travel over there frequently so I am a "long distance square foot
gardener".  I use soaker hoses and have it on an automatic timer so all
the in-laws, who are in their 80s, have to do is harvest it.

I live in Mammoth Lakes, California at an altitude of about 8000 feet.
According to the "coldest temperature" it is USDA zone 4, but it can get
below freezing, frost and even snow all 12 months of the year.  I tried
to garden here one year and my tomato plant had one flower on it when
the first snow killed it in September.  I have grown lettuce and
radishes here.  I would love to hear from people who can give me advice
about gardening here.

Scotty Turley
Mammoth Lakes, CA (zone 4)
Del Rey, CA (zone 9)

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