Asparagus and Tomatoes

Hi. I grow about 50 tomato plants in an unheated glasshouse in SW Scotland. We have huge blight problems and I am always after preventive measures. Someone told me the other day they have heard that asparagus is a good companion plant for toms...anyone ever hear of this? If it is truism, I am going to establish some small areas. Cheers

 

http://vegetablegardens.suite101.com/article.cfm/companion_plants_tomato_asparagus

"Tomato plants protect asparagus from asparagus beetles. And in turn, asparagus plants have a chemical that has been shown to kill nematodes, a common cause of root ailments among tomatoes."

Have a Google for "companion planting asparagus tomato"

Marigolds to keep the WhiteFly at bay is the thing I do ...

 

Hi - I grow the cucs in a different glasshouse from the tomatoes. The reason I grow so many is because I live in a community and we have a large Victorian walled garden/small holding. I look after the glasshouses and give them (tomatoes) as much space as I can. The person who grew before me grew 60 and I thought they were squished, so I reduced the number and have been having better results, less blight. My tomato growing has improved over the years mainly because I finally accepted they are high(er) maintenance plants than I wanted to believe. So I gave into them and surprise, surprise, they are loads better. I am keen to learn methods and tricks for continued improvements.

 

Oh to have a walled garden.............wow......is it just me? Its like a dream.

Baz