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  • I've planted red onions in same bed as broad beans!

    Hi All I have just been down lottie and planted a set of red onions and imperial long pod broad beans in same bed. Now I am back sat at home in the warmth I am begining to wonder if I have made a cock up will they be ok in same bed. I thought I had it right and the onions would ward off pests from my broadies now I am not so sure and starting to think it will affect the onions growth!

    Any thoughts would be apprieciated
    Last edited by greengas; 25-03-2010, 03:48 PM.
    http://greengas-ourallotment.blogspot.com/

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    They will be fine.

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    • #3
      They will become best of friends - don't worry
      aka
      Suzie

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      • #4
        Disagree...Sorry, I know I'm not supposed to contradict you Andrea....I'm afraid beans make a poor companion for onions... something like beans swamp onions and the onions roots give off/give off something the beans hate. (sulphur maybe?)...anyhow I've made the same mistake before and neither crop was a runaway success.

        Just checked in Flowerdew's 'Organic Bible'...he agrees with me.

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        • #5
          Now I am more confused than ever!
          http://greengas-ourallotment.blogspot.com/

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          • #6
            Don't be overly confused GG - there are many ways of doing things in the gardening world, many different views - often different ways of getting to the same end result.

            You have already planted them so you have two choices:
            1) leave them be and see what happens
            2) dig 'em up and move 'em on

            If you listen to GQT you will even hear the 'Professionals' disagreeing - so don't worry about it - just enjoy it

            Here's a plan, dig up half and move them, leave the other half and then you can compare and report back on your findings
            aka
            Suzie

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            • #7
              Originally posted by piskieinboots View Post
              Don't be overly confused GG - there are many ways of doing things in the gardening world, many different views - often different ways of getting to the same end result.

              You have already planted them so you have two choices:
              1) leave them be and see what happens
              2) dig 'em up and move 'em on

              If you listen to GQT you will even hear the 'Professionals' disagreeing - so don't worry about it - just enjoy it

              Here's a plan, dig up half and move them, leave the other half and then you can compare and report back on your findings
              Right I will just leave them and report back on results later in the year, s*** or bust as my Dad used to say!
              http://greengas-ourallotment.blogspot.com/

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