How many of you grow...

[Moopmoop]

How many of you grow Sunflowers inbetween Cucumbers and Marigolds inbetween Tomatoes? I do, I've done it every year for the last 3 or 4 years. I'm wondering who doesn't bother and if there's any difference? Any opinions appreciated.

[Newton]

I have grown calendula between the toms......but not tried the sunflowers between the cukes.......they are normally in the greenhouse.....

[Moopmoop]

I grow a few dwarf sunflowers, 1 to a pot between the cukes, meant to make them tast nicer or so I read.

[lettucegrow!]

Didn't know about sunflowers and cucumbers combination . Have grown marigolds with toms, the battle has been with the slugs , always looks good and must do the job .

[Alison]

Never heard of the sunflower thing (my cucs taste great they way they are) but always grow marigolds with my toms (not sure if it makes a real difference but they look lovely and it's something my grandad always did and it reminds me of visiting him as a kid ). Do grow sunflowers outside, partially ornamental and partially for the seeds.

[veg man]

nope only grow them outside want the flower heads for my parrot

[legume]

I tried growing marigolds with the toms in the greenhouse border, but the sluggies ate them. I rescued the last few sorry survivors and put them in pots on the staging instead, and they were fine there. Don't know if they were responsible, but I never had any problems with insects or disease in the greenhouse all summer; the only thing I got was blight towards the end of the season.

Didn't know about sunflowers and cucs... I have some dwarf SF seeds, so that might be fun to try!

[Florence Fennel]

Yep, me too with marigolds, but I dot them all over the place, not just with the tomatoes. Never had much success with cucumber, so gave up last year, but I always sow some sunflowers just for the pleasure of them.

[vikkib]

How many of you grow Sunflowers inbetween Cucumbers and Marigolds inbetween Tomatoes? I do, I've done it every year for the last 3 or 4 years. I'm wondering who doesn't bother and if there's any difference? Any opinions appreciated.

I'd not heard about sunflowers in between cukes but as I grow mine outside against trellis or some other kind of support I think I'll have a go this year... if nowt else it will look lovely!

[northepaul]

No I have not done either of those - I've grown basil between toms before, in a vain effort to stop whitefly....
Thanks for the tip - I might give it ago

[Thelma Sanders]

I always grow tagetes type marigolds ( I read it had to be those) so I don't get aphids in the greenhouse, and it does work
last year the slugs ate them for the first time, but then slugs ate everything last year

[PyreneesPlot]

I grow various sorts of marigolds dotted all round the veg garden, just bunging the plants in where there is a gap. So not very scientific.

I too, have never heard the sunflower thing and am a little sceptical as to how proximity can effect flavour. But I'm always open minded.

Sunflowers get grown for the birds - its the marsh tits who go nuts for them here.

[zazen999]

I grow marigolds all over the place - well, they grow themselves as I let them set seed everywhere. If I need the space I just pull it or move it.

Ditto sunflowers. But you can't really move them as the tap root is so deep.

[Bren In Pots]

I grow marigolds and sunflowers dotted in between my veg along with other 'flowers for bees' it makes the garden look pretty and attracts insects.