tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post5393352682663544640..comments2015-10-10T06:36:06.666+01:00Comments on nina's gardening notebook: Companion Plantingninasgardeningnotebookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196831539070393479noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-18163384603766072132010-04-17T08:58:52.077+01:002010-04-17T08:58:52.077+01:00What a fabulously informative post! If only I had ...What a fabulously informative post! If only I had more space on my windowsills to try out a few more things but I'm encouraged to hear that my nasturtiums should keep the aphids off my veggies, I only planted them because I knew they were pretty and I love the taste of the leaves! Looks like all of your seedlings are coming on brilliantly.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311403423357988448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-73814645071501823122010-04-13T11:39:21.298+01:002010-04-13T11:39:21.298+01:00Crop rotation and companion planting are two topic...Crop rotation and companion planting are two topics that sound so good and look excellent on paper drawings. But when I try to implement some of that in the garden, it can become messy.<br />For crop rotation I need 4 areas of same size. But I will always grow more tomatoes and peppers than onions and carrots. So, I cant have 4 areas of same size... things like that made me conclude that crop rotation is something to use as a guideline, not a strict rule. Otherwise I would go insane.<br /><br />Regarding marigolds, that are excellent for garden, but now days, there are so many hybrids that have lost the annoying smell and actually don’t help at all, just look good.<br /><br />I will introduce in my garden summer savory this year - it should help with aphids on beans.<br /><br />You have a lovely blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-75056614442260018692010-04-12T03:48:36.841+01:002010-04-12T03:48:36.841+01:00Crop rotation is hard enough, and I still don'...Crop rotation is hard enough, and I still don't have it down entirely - I just don't grow things where I have grown them in the last three years, if I can avoid it. But to do a thought-out beneficial crop rotation... maybe next year.<br /><br />I have been looking into companion plantings, however. I have known that nasturtiums and marigolds were very good for the vegetable garden - plus they make it look really pretty. I was considering planting borage this year, since I read that it deters squash borer - and I have lots of trouble with that. It seems Jo, here, liked borage, so I just might go ahead and try it - couldn't hurt, right?Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-22266461315143668152010-04-11T22:27:45.419+01:002010-04-11T22:27:45.419+01:00Companion planting is really good. MARIGOLDS seem ...Companion planting is really good. MARIGOLDS seem strong enough through the smell to deter some pests, but snails and slugs will assemble to have feast on young and sweet shoots of marigolds.<br /><br />~bangchik<br />Putrajaya MalaysiaBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-61047321912662952832010-04-11T18:41:20.705+01:002010-04-11T18:41:20.705+01:00Hmmm...I'm not sure about mint and white fly. ...Hmmm...I'm not sure about mint and white fly. This spring, for some unknown reason, our Chocolate Mint that we have planted in the garden, seems overrun with white fly! Perhaps spearmint would be more effective? They don't seem to have found our spearmint plants yet.Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-36291457373006073702010-04-10T22:37:49.288+01:002010-04-10T22:37:49.288+01:00Hi Jo, sorry I have only just received your post e...Hi Jo, sorry I have only just received your post even though it looks like you sent it earlier today, the wonders of modern technology not doing their bit! I have only once tried borage but it never transplanted and wilted and died, you have inspired me to maybe try again. It looks so pretty in salads but I never knew it was good for pollinators so thanks for the info... I'm jealous of your crop rotation it sounds so lovely and organised. I hope next year I might reach a more organised state with this!ninasgardeningnotebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196831539070393479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-39995507940763068902010-04-10T22:33:04.044+01:002010-04-10T22:33:04.044+01:00Hi Chandramouli and thanks for stopping by. I am g...Hi Chandramouli and thanks for stopping by. I am glad you enjoyed the post...I have high hopes for the marigolds so we shall see, I am willing to try after last years infestation.Good luck with your companion planting and if you learn any tips please pass them on.ninasgardeningnotebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196831539070393479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-83085583050146288352010-04-10T20:19:47.876+01:002010-04-10T20:19:47.876+01:00I never knew Marigolds warded the whiteflies off! ...I never knew Marigolds warded the whiteflies off! I sowed Nasturtiums for my tomatoes and sowed sunflowers too. Of course, I am just learning about the Companion planting... This post was very informative!Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-79525974668019766102010-04-10T16:09:26.455+01:002010-04-10T16:09:26.455+01:00Hi Everyone, thanks for your comments and for drop...Hi Everyone, thanks for your comments and for dropping by. I'm glad you have found the post of interest. <br />Dirty Girl Gardening, thank you for the compliment and encouragement for companion planting.<br />Joost, welcome. I hope I have encouraged you to try nasturtiums.<br />Dear Anna, thank you for the link to the article which I read with great interest. I am also relieved that I am not alone in my approach to crop rotation!<br />Dear Edith, thank you for your kindness once again, yes vegetables do require some effort but the rewards are great. I am no great cook so I like to use really good produce to make up for my inability to perform miracles in the kitchen. Home grown veggies have so much flavour they don't need me to be a domestic goddess! I love my flower garden too though, just as much but it brings a different type of pleasure and reward.<br />Wartimegardening, thanks for stopping by. I am very interested in what you are doing and so will take some time to have a good read of your blog.ninasgardeningnotebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196831539070393479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-62840585384142684012010-04-10T09:41:57.175+01:002010-04-10T09:41:57.175+01:00Crop rotation can be a nightmare. I have my potato...Crop rotation can be a nightmare. I have my potatoes followed by legumes followed by brassicas followed by roots. As for companion planting, I grew borage last year, which is edible and also attracts lots of pollinators to the plot. I'm growing it again this year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-83574469335508410862010-04-10T07:30:01.065+01:002010-04-10T07:30:01.065+01:00Hi, Interesting post. I have tied to garden along ...Hi, Interesting post. I have tied to garden along lots of different methods over the years and, in my experience, companion planting does have its benefits when also following an organic method of gardening.I have also tried gardening following the phases of the moon. That's a labour of love! This year is a combination of all of them but mainly following the advice as given by Mr Middleton's radio broadcasts during World War Two. His advice still stands good today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-1189707674964693362010-04-09T21:19:47.295+01:002010-04-09T21:19:47.295+01:00Dear Nina, This posting, which I have found totall...Dear Nina, This posting, which I have found totally fascinating, possible sums up why for so many years I have not grown vegetables. They are, if done properly as you clearly are doing, SO complicated. All that crop rotation and companion planting makes my head whirl. Nina, I am unable to remember how to finish sentences I have just begun, let alone think back to what I planted last year, and where.<br /><br />I do so admire you. Have a very restful weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-84149414396691341762010-04-09T20:59:34.724+01:002010-04-09T20:59:34.724+01:00Your crop rotation system sounds similar to mine a...Your crop rotation system sounds similar to mine and now I can't find the notebook where I recorded what was planted where last year :) Have you come across the 'The Two Sisters'? It's a variation on 'The Three Sisters' as described here : http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2009/aug/11/allotments-three-sistersAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-53108862683652606292010-04-09T20:21:50.858+01:002010-04-09T20:21:50.858+01:00I've always wonderd wy I always see nasturtium...I've always wonderd wy I always see nasturtiums in an allotment... I only knew you can eat the flowers. thanks for all the useful info. Sadly can't help you with your questions,Joosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159674370249646616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753029464451348040.post-9462073661377711602010-04-09T18:54:07.329+01:002010-04-09T18:54:07.329+01:00Nice! Companion planting really does help... love ...Nice! Companion planting really does help... love the fava pic, too!Dirty Girl Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856885297555604550noreply@blogger.com