Plant Height 30 - 90cm (1⅛" - 2'11")
Season of Interest Summer
Temperature Range 15 - 25°C (59 - 77°F)
Annual / Perennial / Biennial Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Seed Preparation No special preparation required
Sowing Depth 1mm (⅛")
Plant Spacing 15 - 30cm (⅝" - 1⅛")
Row Spacing 30 - 45cm (1⅛" - 1'6")
Watering Regular watering
Good Companion Plants Blanket flower (Gaillardia spp.), Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum spp.), Lavender (Lavandula spp.), Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia), Yarrow (Achillea spp.), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Phlox (Phlox paniculata), Marigold (Tagetes spp.)
Bad Companion Plants Plants from the Brassica family (e.g., broccoli, cabbage), Legumes (e.g., beans, peas), Nightshades (e.g., tomatoes, peppers)
Pests Aphids, Thrips
Diseases Powdery mildew, Rust, Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, Leaf spot

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When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.

Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn't suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden.