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flowers and veges

Sheilass@aol.com wrote:
> 

> I've got sunflowers everywhere mixed in among my tomatoes and
> cucumbers. Marigolds are a given.  I also put containers in front of
> my raised beds with flowers to add some interest.  I try and squeeze
> in as much color as I can into my tiny yard. Sheila

We like to interplant herbs among the vegetables.  Many perennial
herbs are grown here as annuals and planted in October with the cool
season vegetables, then the warm season vegetables planted among the
herbs in March after the cool season vegetable harvest.  Most will
make it through mid June before succumbing to the heat.  We don't
plant sunflowers among the vegetables because of their reputation for
retarding growth of adjacent plants but we also interpalnt marigolds
and nasturtions although the extension service tells us there is no
evidence they will protect the veggies from nematodes.

Olin Miller <millero@worldnet.att.net>
USDA Zone 19b, Sunset Zone 13

We seem to have a conflict with the sunflowers here and much 
agreement about adding colour to the vege garden. I will try 
sunflowers with my summer veges next season. What veges should I not 
plant them against?

Our climate allows the growing of veges all year round. Great for 
having cheap fresh veges, but not so good for getting rid of the 
bugs. Last winter we had pansies growing between the lettuce and 
cabbages. Cabbage leaves made a wonderful background foliage 
plant for behind small flowers. Do any of you southern growers get a 
year round vege crop?
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Terry Dowdeswell
Tuakau, New Zealand
Terry@delphinium.co.nz
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http://www.delphinium.co.nz
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Time flies like the wind - fruit flies like bananas
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