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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: Lardman on April 29, 2012, 11:48

Title: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: Lardman on April 29, 2012, 11:48

There always seems to be wasted space around the base of my toms in the greenhouse. I'm musing over sowing some BNS and trailing them around the bottom of the plants 3 sisters style.

Thoughts?

Title: Re: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: mumofstig on April 29, 2012, 12:25

Unless you get one ot the smaller ones they'll take over your greenhouse ::) I remember Klefti posted some pics of what happened in his greenhouse :lol:
I'm going to let a ridge cu and a gherkin scramble round my toms this year - will see how that works. It'll make a change from all the basil that usually grows there ;)

Title: Re: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: mattwragg94 on April 29, 2012, 12:26

my only worry with that idea is how big are the pots that your toms are going in? - because both toms and BNS are greedy crops, so they need alot of food and water.

i always grow marigolds at the bottom of my toms, they look nice and act as a pest deterant. ;)

Title: Re: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: Springlands on April 30, 2012, 16:32

I grow lettuce under my tomato plants at the early part of the season before the GH gets too hot - usually works well. You could probably grow other quick growing salads as well.

Title: Re: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: Goldfinger on April 30, 2012, 17:25

BNS??  :blink: What's that short for?

I've got Marigolds to go under this year, What else do people plant under thier toms'??

Title: Re: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: mumofstig on April 30, 2012, 17:34

Butternut squash  ;)

Title: Re: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: Lardman on April 30, 2012, 17:50

I'll take that as a collective - "stupid idea" then.  ::)

Title: Re: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: mattwragg94 on April 30, 2012, 17:56

no not a stupid idea at all - you could try it, but BNS are fine outdoors - so theres no need to have them in the greenhouse ;) - if you are wanting plants that scramble on the floor why not try melons or cucumbers?

Title: Re: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: Goldfinger on April 30, 2012, 18:52

Quote from: mumofstig on April 30, 2012, 17:34

Butternut squash  ;)

Got a head cold,  :(    can't think straight.  :blush:

Title: Re: Around the bottom of your toms.
Post by: shokkyy on April 30, 2012, 22:54

If you put straw down as a mulch round the base of your tomatoes, you could sow some mushroom spawn in that. The website where I bought my mushroom kit from had pictures showing how to do exactly that.