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Originally Posted by kerrygirl
Hello,
This year I have my first greenhouse. At the moment I'm growing marigolds, pansies, lobelia,etc. My question is can I also at the same time grow fruit and vegetables? Are there any diseases that can go from flowers to the veg and vice versa or must I have a separate house for each. I would really apppreciate some help.
Can anyone suggest a good book on greenhouse growing please.
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The main problem with both flowers and veg tends to be pests rather than diseases, and the pests make no distinction between plants on the basis of whether humans eat them or not.
Some pests are less prevalent in greenhouses - eg slugs, caterpillars, woodpigeons
Others are more of a problem - red spider mite, whitefly
No need for a separate house for each - indeed google "companion planting" and you will see there is an extensive practice of growing flowers among vegetables in order to attract the pests off the veg on to the flowers, or to deter them altogether.
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