8 March 08
Carrots Love Tomatoes
Okay, so I’ve been gardening. I now have a pair of Rosie’s Coveralls since I’m sick to death of getting my nightie covered in mud every day (though now it’s more likely to be dust; we’ve moved from winter to almost summer in record time).
I have tomato seedlings going at work, and I’ve planted a bunch of coriander, butternut squash, eggplant, and pepper/chile seeds in my newspaper pots. It seems late. Everything catches up, though, here.
Today at the Coop I picked up a copy of Louise Riotte’s Carrots Love Tomatoes, a book I’ve seen referred to all over the place. It’s been updated since its first publication in 1975. It’s a bit like having your Aunt Nancy for tea. Consider: “By now I’m sure everybody knows that rue doesn’t like basil. But an authority as ancient as Pliny tells us that ‘rue and the fig tree are in great league and amitie together’.”
SO: No fennel near anything, basil, carrots and onions near most things, parsley near everything, radishes near squashes, okra near peppers and eggplant, avoid curcubits with potatoes (no problem there), be sure to double plant marigolds against nematodes.
This is a gardening entry and Illustration Friday’s topic of the week is garden. Have at it, gang.
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I think you will look great in your overall! As you say I´m sure your plants will `catch up`with your good climate. Do you raise your seedlings indoors or outdoors before planting them in the vegetable plot?
Thanks for the tip on that book. I’ve never heard of it before. I just happened to check out your blog, and there was the perfect book to help me set up my garden this year!
I’ve seen that title before, but never checked it out. I’ll mention it to dh, who is the gardener in the family (I’m just the sous weeder).
Our cilantro self-seeds all over the place, so we never have to plant coriander. :)