Planting onions and beans together
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Comments (6)I've had pole beans do poorly when surrounded by onions. Now I surround the place where I plan to plant tomatoes with the onions. They seem to like each other. Now I know other folks say cabbage and tomatoes aren't a problem but the one time I planted them together they both weren't as good as before. Now if I follow cabbage with tomatoes, I don't have a problem.....just when next to each other. I also plant basil around the tomatoes. They both like all the water. I keep the basil clipped down until the tomatoes set and then I let it grow tall and hide them from the sun. I've only had one hookworm in 4 years but I'm not sure if the basil is really the protection. I just do it so I can have pesto and tomato sauce at the same time. And it smells so nice when I harvest tomatoes....See MorePlanting pole beans and tomatoes together?
Comments (9)Not trying to make it complicated, just figured tomatoes and peppers in the same places 2 years in a row I should mix it up a little (so many fungal and bacterial diseases last year with the wet weather I thought this year esp. should rotate). Plus those areas needed N and the beans would supply that. Bean row from last year (will be tomatoes this year) was potatoes the year before. But will throw more compost down since the leaves didn't really compost under the burlap, plant tomatoes in 1 of the spaces they were the past 2 years but other tomatoes will be rotated. I don't usually fertilize during the growing season but I did last year since the tomatoes were just sitting there turning purple in the cold wet weather (turns out plenty of P, K, Mg, Ca, etc., low in N but main problem was it was so wet the roots weren't growing). The beds that weren't covered with burlap had weeds pulled out, clover chopped up and dug in (I don't have tiller) and compost spread (except for the rows where I planned to put beans). I also tried to rotate my brassicas, put the kale in with the lettuce this year, and where kale was last year is summer squash and cukes. The lettuce and kale is where the cukes were, and cantaloupe is where squash was. Just the pickling cukes dill and cilantro are where they were last year. But since Dave mentioned the different needs of beans vs tomatoes, I thought I'd ask what could go in the same bed on other side of the trellis - some spots are 3ft wide but others are more like 2ft and with beans toward the middle, I can't get things too far away. They're high mounded beds, not framed in, and water not readily available....See MoreHow many snap bean plants, and plantings for a single bean lover?
Comments (7)Welcome to Arizona gardening. Its not required but recommended that your tomatoes either get afternoon shade or be protected from the afternoon sun with 50% shade cloth. I'm not sure how many bean plants you will need. I have not been as successful with them as some other members have been. I started a thread about tomatoes in the tomato forum that may be of help to you. The link is below. Peppers grow well here but do better with afternoon shade. From time to time a farmer will stop by and say they grow in Arizona without shade or shade cloth. Farming is different than vegetable gardening though. I drive by some farms on occasion that are not far from my home. Each time I do the temps drop as much as 5-10 degrees, sometimes more at night. A field full of peppers or tomatoes is evaporating massive amounts of water over a large area which drops the temperature and increases relative humidity. In my garden I can have 8 percent relative humidity at 110 degrees with a 15 mile an hour wind speed. At the same time in the farmers field its 99 degrees with 50 percent humidity with a 15 mile an hour wind. That dryer wind in the home garden in full afternoon sun can suck the life out of a plant. My main crops are squash, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and a few melons during the summer. If you click on the photo it will take you to my photobucket page where you can see more pictures. Here is a link that might be useful: What varieties will continue to produce through hot weather?...See Morebeans and onions
Comments (1)There is difficulty in locating any research related to the companion aspect. I did find something by searching intercropping. The study was on the effects of intercropping of green beans with green onion and head lettuce. Give it a read, compare the yield charts and see if you agree with the conclusions. Here is a link that might be useful: Intercropping Green Beans...See More- 15 years ago
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