marigolds work best in a clay flower pot on the front porch.
Seriously, what pest are you hoping to drive off or problem are you trying to alleviate by planting something that going to rob nitrogen from your hops? Plant a cover of dutch white clover to suppress the other weeds and maybe a rose bush at the end of the aisle so you can scout it for Japanese beetles.
I had to build a temporary trellis system because my main growing area is under construction. One of my plants has grown almost three feet in two weeks, I'm just astounded by them. Amazing little plants.
specialkaye said:I too had read somewhere that marigolds were a good decoy plant. Can't remember where I saw that though.
Yup, Buckwheat, then White Clover. And, again, I'm not sure where Marigolds fit in.Buckwheat is good for attracting good bugs that eat the bad bugs that are trying to eat your plants. It also attracts honey bees. Also, it forms quite densely so keeps weeds out, too.
specialkaye said:Yup, Buckwheat, then White Clover. And, again, I'm not sure where Marigolds fit in.
Ash_Mathew said:Buckwheat is good for attracting good bugs that eat the bad bugs that are trying to eat your plants. It also attracts honey bees. Also, it forms quite densely so keeps weeds out, too.
I didn't mean to sound like I was slamming on your marigolds, I've heard there is some benefits to planting them by...tomatoes?...but I've never seen anything solid showing what they were supposed to do.Thanks. Marigolds are going up by the house near the garage and won't be a companion plant.
GVH_Dan said:I didn't mean to sound like I was slamming on your marigolds, I've heard there is some benefits to planting them by...tomatoes?...but I've never seen anything solid showing what they were supposed to do.
With any companion plant, you want to be careful in how you are using them. Obviously because they could be robbing nitrogen from your hops and sunlight if they are too tall. But they may act like those Japanese Beetle traps that actually pull more beetles into an area than they kill.
I didn't mean to sound like I was slamming on your marigolds, I've heard there is some benefits to planting them by...tomatoes?...but I've never seen anything solid showing what they were supposed to do.
With any companion plant, you want to be careful in how you are using them. Obviously because they could be robbing nitrogen from your hops and sunlight if they are too tall. But they may act like those Japanese Beetle traps that actually pull more beetles into an area than they kill.
That said, I like the smell of marigolds and always try to plant them around our house but SWMBO doesn't...so I'm mildly jealous.
This is pretty much the direction I want to head too.Yep. I have quite a bit of buckwheat growing. With me being Coeliac, I use that for grain. So may hops are protected and I get lots more free grain. Bonus.
specialkaye said:This is pretty much the direction I want to head too.
Well, jolly good for you, old man. But no, not so much for free beer as the freedom from gluten. Now, that would be bully.What, beer for practically nothing? Haha That's why I am doing it. Plus, it has got me into gardening. I'm turning into quite he British Gentleman... Haha
benzy4010 said:Is it normal for the plants to stall in growing? They just kinda seem to have quit on me. Especially two plants in particular
benzy4010 said:Is it normal for the plants to stall in growing? They just kinda seem to have quit on me. Especially two plants in particular
David
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On the point about varieties too close - yes, they will spread pretty far , but also easy to control, you just root prune at beginning of a season , using a spade about 3 feet from the crown center, this will also yield new rhizomes that can be sold or planted.
We have our major varieties fully separated, and our experimental ones at least 5 feet away from a different variety .
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