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[Mary Yett <yettmw@gmail.com>]

I think it depends on what cultivation method you use.

 Permaculture methods rely on vibrant, healthy soil with lots of organic
matter and hence lots of diverse soil life, both microscopic and
macroscopic. These types of soils are relatively resistant to the build up
of pathogens such as verticillium wilt, in large part because the teeming
hoards of lifeforms that live in them out compete the "bad guys". The
nutrients in alive soils are also more bioavailable and the plants growing
in them are stronger and more disease resistant.

Permaculture routinely interplants different species to create polyculture
"guilds" or small scale ecosystemes. I would recommend mixing the species
you propose, but also adding a permanent ground cover ( no bare soil at any
time of the year) of mulch or a living mulch such as white clover, some
nectar producers to attract beneficial insects , some deep rooted plants to
bring up subsoil nutrients, some nitrogen fixing plants, etc. The idea is
that diversity makes for a stronger, more resilient community. Any chemical
fertilizer or herbicide/insecticide kills off some of this biodiversity and
harms the long term health of the soil and thus the plants growing in it.

Mary Yett








































On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Michael Dossett 
<phainopepla@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> I would avoid it.  The concern is not so much viruses, as there are only a
> couple of viruses that will move between these groups and they are fairly
> uncommon depending on your location, so the risk is low (tomato ringspot
> the main one, but store-bought solanceae are extremely unlikely to carry
> it, it's more a problem if you've had solonaceae in that spot in the past
> as it is spread by nematodes in the soil).  The concern I would have is
> Verticillium wilt, which is caused by a soil fungus.  Eggplant in
> particular are very susceptible whereas many tomatoes and some peppers have
> resistance/tolerance.  Most blackberries and some red raspberries have good
> resistance, but some red raspberries, nearly all black raspberries, and
> many strawberries are susceptible.  Planting Solanaceae around these
> berries could result in building up levels of the pathogen in the soil to
> where you might have problems in the berries as well.
>
> Michael
>
> Michael Dossett
> Mission, British Columbia
> www.Mdossettphoto.com
> phainopepla@yahoo.com
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Steven C <filtertitle@aol.com>
> To: "nafex@lists.ibiblio.org" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 9:28 AM
> Subject: [nafex] Ok to plant tomato plants next to
> strawberries/brambleberries?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Is it okay, now days, to inter-plant strawberries/brambleberries and
> store-bought tomatoes/eggplant/peppers (Solanaceae) together?  Should I be
> concerned about causing a viral infection to the
> strawberries/brambleberries?
>
> Thank you,
> Steve
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