What do you think?

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  1. Tiarella

    Tiarella Optimistic Gardener

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    I thought I'd do hanging baskets containing tumbling toms and naturtiums - I can just imagine how good that would look.

    The question is - tomatoes like wet wet wet and nasturtiums like dry dry dry

    Is it a good idea???????
    I'd like to know what you think.
     
  2. UsedtobeDendy

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    I like the idea for the effect you'd get - but, I'm afraid it might well not work...... Could you have a set of baskets together to get a similar effect, but not in the same basket?
     
  3. Liz

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    Or the nasturtiums at the top with lots of vermiculite, water retaining gel at the bottom, and water through a tube so the toms get most?
     
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    [​IMG] The Nasturtiums are bound to attract aphids.
    In my experiance.
     
  5. JarBax

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    Hmmm - I think you might also suffer a problem where the tomatoes (tumbling toms = tomatoes? [​IMG] )need fed - but the nasturtiums giving you wonderful foliage with food - but no flowers atall.

    Why not make seperate baskets?
     
  6. Tiarella

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    Thanks for your comments, folks, I think the answer is indeed separate baskets.
     

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