On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:56:43 -0400, "mixter"
wrote:

i recently moved to a home with a few mature black walnut trees. i know
that tomatoe plants can't survive near them. unfortunately, the literature
i have doesn't say how far away i need to plant in order to get those nice
ripe jersey beefstakes.

does anyone here have a clue?


I've very successfully grown tomatoes about 75 feet from a
grove of black walnut trees. It didn't seem to hurt them.

I've no experience with closer distances.

Pat