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Re: Companion planting, frost damage to tomatoes

Well have you tried to grow things in containers and put them out
during the day. I have lived in the mountains and that is what i had
to do now I live in a zone 2b and still grow my plants like this. If
you would like more info let me know.

> 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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