Grow bags

[joeluke]

I usually successfully grow cucumbers and tomatoes side by side (in separate grow bags) in my greenhouse

This year I have a space in a grow bag which has 2 cucumber plants in it, would it be ok to put a tomato plant in next to them? Will the plants grow successfully in the same grow bag or will it cause problems?

[Twirls]

Can't see why it should be a problem. They both seem to like the same kind of "food" so shouldn't "fight"

[Buenchico]

I know nothing about the science behind it, but your idea would seem to meet with disapproval both here:
http://www.growfruita...g-tomatoes_17404.html
and here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...759005?thread=7518275

Chris

[joeluke]

Thanks twirls, yes I do feed both plants with Tomorite

I'll give it a go, seems a shame to waste the space and spare plant

[alexanderd]

I have grown them in the same growbag in the past, no problem

[joeluke]

Thanks chris, as usual it seems there's conflicting advice from gardeners!

Thanks also alex

Think I'm gonna give it a go, fingers crossed

[webbo3]

Ill ask the experts in the garden centre where I work on monday and get back to you.


Dave.

[rowanwitch]

If you do cucumbers are slightly 'greedier' than tomatoes so put some slow release pellets around the root ball to give it the little extra it needs. Some suggestion that tomato yields fall if grown with curcubits but in a garden setting its not so important.

[webbo3]

According to one of the experts in the garden center where i work it will be fine and you can feed them both tomorite, but.... cucumber like more moisture in the air than tomatoes, and tomatoes like less moisture so you would need to way to give th cucumbers more moisture, perhaps buy putting some kind of polythene just around the cucumbers.



Dave.