Growing fennel near other plants...
catman529
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What fruit trees can I grow near each other?
Comments (8)Really. I understand trying to do things 'on the cheap' - believe me, I'm tight. But you don't want to do seedling fruits of these species. Seedling apples/pears will eventually become very big trees, unless you're prepared to do constant, diligent pruning - fine if you've got unlimited space, but the typical residential yard can't really accomodate more than one standard apple, and you'll be waiting 10, 12, 20 years for them to grow through their juvenile period before you ever find out if the fruits they will produce are tasty enough to eat. You'll be far better off choosing grafted specimens of varieties you like on a rootstock suitable for your site. A grafted/budded selection will bear fruit in less than half the time you'd be waiting for your seedling to begin fruiting - and you'll know what the fruits will be like beforehand. Pomegranates are easy to grow from seed, but typically, most seedling pomegranates do not produce top quality fruit. Better to purchase named-variety selections, propagated from cuttings. Most poms are zone 8(maybe 7) hardy - zone 6 is gonna be real iffy - but you might well succeed with some of the Russian selections, like Kazake and Salavatski. Cherries - I dunno. Hard to beat a budded/grafted variety like Montmorency, though I've seen some seedlings of that one that were pretty close, in fruit quality, to the original....See MoreVines /other plants good near pool
Comments (14)The site has a couple of tall pine and ceder trees behind it so it gets filtered sun to full sun depending on where. My tomatoes are doing great and Ice Bergs look good so far. Yes concrete walls and patio, but I think with the trees it should not get too too hot. This will be my first summer so we will see. The area is on the north side but the beds face south and east. THe previous owners installed eye hooks all around the wall. I have put up garden string for the vines to climb on. I hope it is strong enough. I love the ideas of the geraniums, will have to look for them. Will they be messy?...See Moreok to have Lovage near fennel?
Comments (6)According to companion planting principles, there isn't much that should be grown near fennel. Don't quote me on this, but I gather it has something to do with a growth retardant in the roots of the fennel which prevents nearby plants doing well. Or something. Certainly, wherever it grows, it will quite quickly become dominant, especially if left to self-seed. And yes, lovage will need a lot more water than fennel....See MoreGrowing fennel
Comments (14)I tried some fennel last year, but I direct-seeded them and it was (another) strange year. I did get small bulbs, though. Worth trying again. I'll start leeks and onions next month (we won't be able to set them out until mid-May). Early leeks do OK for me. Onions, not so much, but I can get really nice storage onions from our local Gleaners, so if I have green onions and a few fresh ones for salsa I'm happy. Also putting in some bunching onions. Starting to crave spring and greens...onion haircuts would be really good on a salad about now....See Moreksrogers
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