Calendula Companion On Your Onion Bed

[VirginVegGrower]

It is supposed to help with onion diseases isn't it. Does anyone grow it in this way as a precaution and does it work?

[Bigmallly]

I'm growing about 50 at the moment along with about 50 marigold to mix in with the veg. Don't know if it helps reduce onion disease but the will attract beneficial beasties & look really nice amongst the veg.

[Two_Sheds]

I've never heard of it with onion ... but it's a very good food plant for hoverflies, whose larvae gobble up greenfly

[bearded bloke]

I seem to recall reading that carrots grown inside the onions helps reduce attacks by carrot root fly

[VirginVegGrower]

I'm growing about 50 at the moment along with about 50 marigold to mix in with the veg. Don't know if it helps reduce onion disease but the will attract beneficial beasties & look really nice amongst the veg.

I've never heard of it with onion ... but it's a very good food plant for hoverflies, whose larvae gobble up greenfly

Good enough for me then! Time to get sowing AGAIN! Thanks you two

[Jardiniere]

i always try to grow marigolds of any type but preferably calendula as well as nasturtiums amongst the veg but trying doesnt always mean doing..............sob

[gillian62]

i always try to grow marigolds of any type but preferably calendula as well as nasturtiums amongst the veg but trying doesnt always mean doing..............sob

I've bought the seeds, so that's a start. Must remember to take out of the packets and sow now.

[VirginVegGrower]

Bought today for sowing tomorrow. Nasturtiums Empress of India and Pot Marigold/Calendula. Anyone seen the Nasturtiums that grow tall up to 5'?

[binley100]

I grow anything that attracts the goodies ........marigolds are meant to repel white fly on brassicas......

[bearded bloke]

Anyone seen the Nasturtiums that grow tall up to 5'?

Wilkinson do tall single mixed which grow up to 6' average 30 seeds ,cannot see a stock number but the barcode is 02707624.They are in the 3 for £1.50 range but check the packet as they also have the compact variety on the same display

[VirginVegGrower]

Wilkinson do tall single mixed which grow up to 6' average 30 seeds ,cannot see a stock number but the barcode is 02707624.They are in the 3 for £1.50 range but check the packet as they also have the compact variety on the same display

That's where I have been today and I saw them - sorry thought it was 5' height. Never seen them before - wondered if anyone else had or grown them. Didn't know you could get them like that. Bizarre!

[Two_Sheds]

A trailing nasturtium can grow really tall if you tie it up some trellising or similar. I used to have them all up the 6' railings on our communal gardens in Brighton

[VirginVegGrower]

A trailing nasturtium can grow really tall if you tie it up some trellising or similar. I used to have them all up the 6' railings on our communal gardens in Brighton

Ooh TS you make them sound lovely...guess what I am going to be buying tomorrow

[Two_Sheds]

They do get covered in blackfly and cabbage white caterpillars though

[Hazel at the Hill]

They do get covered in blackfly and cabbage white caterpillars though

But on the plus side, you will never have to buy another packet - I don't know anything else like them for self seeding (oh - except forget-me-nots)