posted 12 years ago
Sunflowers are an excellent lattice for climbing spinach (i'm growing malabar for the heat of the summer) and any pole beas. I am going to try cucumbers and pole beans on alternating russian mamoth sunflowers. I'm trying corn again, this time in a chicken wire cage, maybe it'll keep the squirrels and raccoons out, but i'm going to support the beans on bamboo poles. sunflowers do well here, though, but to do any more than feed the birds and squirrels i need to figure out some kind of flower cage and seed catcher.
I am actually trying to find information on how sweet potatoes and potatoes might differ in companion planting or guild terms. Any thoughts?
-CK
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