What and where

purron · « **on:** September 30, 2008, 10:38 »

Can anybody give me advise on what things can grow side by side in an allotment and what things should be avoided?

Cheers,

Lee

DIGGER · « **Reply #1 on:** September 30, 2008, 10:57 »

As far as I know the answer is anything and nothing.

richyrich7 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 30, 2008, 11:09 »

Onions and beans don't like each others company, but there's always exceptions no hard or fast rules that I can think off, but I always keep these 2 away from each other

If you follow a rotation plan then usually you have similar types of plants together anyway.

mashauk · « **Reply #3 on:** September 30, 2008, 11:11 »

Tomatoes and potatoes aren't supposed to be grown together either.

jennyb · « **Reply #4 on:** September 30, 2008, 14:51 »

onions keep carrot fly away for me.

compostqueen · « **Reply #5 on:** September 30, 2008, 18:21 »

Just Google "companion planting" and all will be revealed (she says hopefully

)

I got a companion planting wall chart from the Organic Gardening Catalogue. It's a bit hard to read though as the type is dead little

SalJ1980 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 30, 2008, 19:35 »

Quote from: "richyrich7"

Onions and beans don't like each others company, but there's always exceptions no hard or fast rules that I can think off, but I always keep these 2 away from each other

I grew onions next to me beans this year, having only got the plot in May I quickly cleared a bed and chucked whatever I could in, which meant I paid little attention to what should go where. Both crops did really well, but next year I will be following more of a crop rotation plan, just to try and avoid any problems.

kopperdrake · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2008, 22:20 »

Quote from: "jennyb"

onions keep carrot fly away for me.

Interesing! Being a total novice I didn't know that, but I had 30 shallots and 30 garlic next to a solitary run of 20 carrots and not one carrot fly attack. The 70 year old farmer next door was cursing the carrot fly this year so I swanned round with my carrots and put it down to beginner's luck. Seems I may have been right!

compostqueen · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2008, 15:11 »

absolutely

I mix carrot seed with spring onion and sow as normal