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Re: Companion planting, frost damage to tomatoes

My early tomato experiment in containers worked so well that I plan to
try it again in the fall to extend production into winter. I would be
interested in any suggestions that would make transporting the containers
in and out easier.

oldjohn@juno.com
John Orwick
El Monte, CA

On Thu, 29 May 1997 01:36:59 +0000 Rhyan <rhyb@CONNECT.AB.CA> writes:
>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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