Interplanting in container gardening - Ask Extension
I've been searching the internet with no luck. Today I planted the following 3 containers and I wanted to make sure the plant combos are ok and will n...
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Interplanting in container gardening #314121
Asked April 17, 2016, 8:44 PM EDT
I've been searching the internet with no luck. Today I planted the following 3 containers and I wanted to make sure the plant combos are ok and will not harm each other:
Container 1: parsley, strawberry, snap pea (well it could be a green bean, my daughter brought it from child care and I don't yet know what it is. there's a small pod forming and it looks like a sugar snap). Actually I think I may have killed the poor thing transplanting it and trying to train it around a trellis. The leaves look wilted now. My daughter will be so dissapointed :-(. I attached a pic.
Container 2: hybrid cherry tomato and a stevia plant
Container 3: thai basil, cilantro, greek oregano, chili pepper, sweet mint
The only thing I found was that the strawberry and pea were a good combo but I found nothing of the parsley.
Any help you can provide. I'm sort of new to gardening. I've tried a few times but my thumbs are quite brown. :-(
thanks
Hile
Berks County Pennsylvania
Expert Response
Here is a link to an excellent fact sheet from Cornell University called Growing Vegetables in Containers. I believe it will answer your questions.