Gardening gurus!! I need your help!!

[shelleyd2008]

I learned last season (after planting my cukes and watermelon beside each other) that some things can cross-pollinate? Kind of interesting to see cukes the size of watermelons!! Anyway, I have a lot of veggies this year, and was just wondering which ones shouldn't be planted together, which are fine, and which should be faaaaaaaar apart!

Can anyone help me?

I have:

Squash-zuchinni, crookneck, butternut, spaghetti
watermelon
cantaloupe
pumpkin- 3 different types, but not sure on the types!
tomato--5 or 6 different types
bushel gourds
birdhouse gourds
bush cucumbers
broccoli
cauliflower

There are more, but I don't think they are any trouble. The main I'm worried about is if the squash and melons are okay, or pumkins, whatever!! Things like that!

 

[vfem]

See if this guide helps!
http://www.thevegetablegarden.info/resources/companion-plants

 

[vfem]

Oh, and I've been warned about Squmpkins! Squash and pumpkins love to cross pollinate.

 

[Wifezilla]

Ack! Good thing you said something. Time for me to redraw the gardening plan

 

[Katy]

Doesn't cross pollination only affect the seeds of the plant for the next generation if you were to save seed and plant it? I've always planted my squash and cucumber close together and never had any odd cross of veggie.

 

[cat]

I never had a problem with wierd fruit, my understanding was that unless you wanted to collect and use your own seeds next year, then there is no problem. I don't think cross-pollination will affect the fruit set by the original seeds.

 

[Reinbeau]

That's right, cross-pollination will affect the seeds of the resulting fruit, not the fruit itself.

 

[cockadoodlemom]

check out theeasygarden.com

 

[Reinbeau]

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[vfem]

Oh yes... come to TEG and get addicted like so many others who've been sucked in....