Search
Latest topics
» What do I do with tomato plants?by SMEDLEY BUTLER Yesterday at 8:53 pm
» N & C Midwest—May 2024
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 7:14 pm
» Ohio Gardener's Greenhouse
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 7:02 pm
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 5/17/2024, 4:09 pm
» Compost not hot
by OhioGardener 5/17/2024, 8:05 am
» First timer in Central Virginia (7b) - newly built beds 2024
by flossy21 5/16/2024, 5:34 pm
» Help me correct my mistakes for next year please
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 5/16/2024, 4:46 pm
» Cabbage worms
by sanderson 5/16/2024, 1:34 am
» Complicated mixed up bunny poop!
by plantoid 5/14/2024, 7:20 pm
» They don't call 'em garden BEDS for nothing.
by sanderson 5/12/2024, 2:34 am
» Spring Flowers
by OhioGardener 5/9/2024, 12:02 pm
» Birds of the Garden
by OhioGardener 5/7/2024, 8:26 pm
» Greetings from Southport NC
by sanderson 5/6/2024, 4:36 am
» In the news: Biosolids in Texas.
by sanderson 5/6/2024, 4:19 am
» Rhubarb Rhubarb
by Scorpio Rising 5/5/2024, 7:57 pm
» Mark's first SFG
by markqz 5/4/2024, 12:08 am
» question about the digital tools from the sfg site.
by OhioGardener 5/2/2024, 4:50 pm
» Assistance Needed: Sugar Snap Peas Yellowing and Wilting
by Scorpio Rising 5/1/2024, 8:24 pm
» OMG, GMO from an unexpected place.
by sanderson 5/1/2024, 1:57 am
» N & C Midwest: March and April 2024
by Scorpio Rising 4/29/2024, 1:30 pm
» Lovage, has anyone grown, or used
by OhioGardener 4/29/2024, 12:27 pm
» New to SFG in Arlington, Tx
by sanderson 4/26/2024, 3:13 pm
» Soil Blocks: Tutorial In Photos
by OhioGardener 4/25/2024, 5:20 pm
» Manure tea overwintered outside - is it safe to use?
by Mhpoole 4/24/2024, 7:08 pm
» Advice on my blend
by donnainzone5 4/24/2024, 12:13 pm
» Senseless Banter...
by OhioGardener 4/24/2024, 8:16 am
» Kiwi's SFG Adventure
by sanderson 4/22/2024, 2:07 pm
» Sacrificial Tomatoes
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 4/22/2024, 10:36 am
» From the Admin - 4th EDITION of All New Square Foot Gardening is in Progress
by sanderson 4/21/2024, 5:02 pm
» Happy Birthday!!
by AtlantaMarie 4/21/2024, 6:56 am
Google
Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
5 posters
Page 1 of 1
Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies? My new beds are 6' long & was wanting to only have to add a collar to one entire bed for extra depth.
Re: Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
I think the potato foliage would overshadow the carrots. Maybe put one type of plant at each end of the bed? Is that what you were thinking?
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
I guess I should have been more clear:) Bed is 3x6': 2x3 section of carrots, 1x3 empty, then 3x3 potatoes.
Re: Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
Just a question from someone who has never grown potatoes -- depending on how close you plant your carrots and potatoes, wouldn't the potatoes be likely to spread laterally, growing their tubers into the area that the carrots would at the very same time like to send down their own roots? Wouldn't both root systems start competing? Or maybe potatoes don't spread wide enough to worry about their interfering with another root crop?
Marc Iverson- Posts : 3638
Join date : 2013-07-05
Age : 62
Location : SW Oregon
Re: Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
In my experience the potatoes don't spread that much laterally, but I've always grown them in tubs. They will also be separated by a 1' row unplanted between the two.
6X3' bed
CCC
CCC
EMPTY
PPP
PPP
PPP
I was mainly concerned about companion planting. I couldn't find any specific contraindication, but wondered if anyone else had experience planting them together.
6X3' bed
CCC
CCC
EMPTY
PPP
PPP
PPP
I was mainly concerned about companion planting. I couldn't find any specific contraindication, but wondered if anyone else had experience planting them together.
Re: Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
Dixie, Just a thought. Make a 2 x 3 top hat and a 3 x 3 top hat so you don't have to fill the 1 x 3 with extra MM. Plant some neutral flower in the low bed, or radishes or small leaf lettuce. Then you won't have to feel like you left a good section naked!
I'm growing potatoes in 2 white buckets and the green foliage alone is worth it. I think I will make cardboard sleeves to wrap the buckets so the sun doesn't shine through the white plastic. Hope I'm on the right path.
I'm growing potatoes in 2 white buckets and the green foliage alone is worth it. I think I will make cardboard sleeves to wrap the buckets so the sun doesn't shine through the white plastic. Hope I'm on the right path.
Re: Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
I dont' know of any contraindications of planting carrots near potatoes and vice versa. I do know I try to plant my potatoes as far away from my tomatoes as I can get them in the event one or the other gets the blight I don't want them to share.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
Thanks everyone, I'll let you know if I have any problems with doing it this way.
Re: Are carrots and potatoes good bed buddies?
I know that potatoes like a much lower PH than carrots, so I wouldn't think they would be agreeable.
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 82
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Similar topics
» Top Hat boxes for carrots and potatoes
» Top Hat boxes for Carrots, Leeks and Potatoes
» Planning ahead... carrots after potatoes?
» Planting Seed Potatoes vs Store bought potatoes.
» Sweet Potato Slips - Buy or Grow?
» Top Hat boxes for Carrots, Leeks and Potatoes
» Planning ahead... carrots after potatoes?
» Planting Seed Potatoes vs Store bought potatoes.
» Sweet Potato Slips - Buy or Grow?
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum