Tomatos and Cabbages?

[Potaroo]

Can someone tell me if its OK to plant tomatos near cabbages, say 30cm
distance?
Thanks in advance,
Pete

[Tish[_1_]]

The only reason I could think not to (not that I know much) is that
cabbages like lots of nitrogen, whereas if you give tomatoes too much
nitrogen they don't produce many fruit (putting all their effort into
growing leaves instead). There is also something at the back of my
mind about cabbages liking soil to have more limestone than tomatoes
like ....

Tish

On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:33:09 +1000, "Potaroo" >
wrote:

>Can someone tell me if its OK to plant tomatos near cabbages, say 30cm
>distance?
>Thanks in advance,
>Pete
>

[Potaroo]

Yeah, you might be right but I haven't fed the cabs with lime. Also they
will be on the way out now, planted them for colour to be truthful, great
lilac coloured leaves, however they will eventually end up as coleslaw!
Thanks for your post.

"Tish" > wrote in message
...
> The only reason I could think not to (not that I know much) is that
> cabbages like lots of nitrogen, whereas if you give tomatoes too much
> nitrogen they don't produce many fruit (putting all their effort into
> growing leaves instead). There is also something at the back of my
> mind about cabbages liking soil to have more limestone than tomatoes
> like ....
>
> Tish
>
> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:33:09 +1000, "Potaroo" >
> wrote:
>
> >Can someone tell me if its OK to plant tomatos near cabbages, say 30cm
> >distance?
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Pete
> >
>

[Chookie]

In article >, "Potaroo" >
wrote:

> Can someone tell me if its OK to plant tomatos near cabbages, say 30cm
> distance?

A bit further away. I'd go for 50cm with something smallish and short-lived
(radishes?) in between to use the space. Both the cabbages and tomatoes like
a bit of lime in the soil and plenty of food and regular water. Erratic
watering will give you split tomatoes and cracked cabbage hearts.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

[Potaroo]

Thanks Chookie, will do.


"Chookie" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Potaroo" >
> wrote:
>
> > Can someone tell me if its OK to plant tomatos near cabbages, say 30cm
> > distance?
>
> A bit further away. I'd go for 50cm with something smallish and
short-lived
> (radishes?) in between to use the space. Both the cabbages and tomatoes
like
> a bit of lime in the soil and plenty of food and regular water. Erratic
> watering will give you split tomatoes and cracked cabbage hearts.
>
> --
> Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
> (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)
>
> "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You
may
> start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
> Kerry Cue

[gardenlen]

g'day pete,

go for it i say mate, i've had tom's and cabb's side by side all
winter both produced well. and you do say in another post the cabb's
are on the way out. what i have been doing is when i cut a
cabbage/caulie whatever then i pull it and break it up and lay it
right there and cover with mulch hay.



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