Zucchinis Make Bad Companion Plants - Garden Quickie Episode 85

Zucchinis Are Best Grown Alone. I love companion planting and interspecies crop rotating, don't get me wrong. But not all plants play well with others and some are just an outright terrible choice for it.
Today, I got 3 reasons why you should never companion plant Zucchinis. Even though they are one of my favorite crops, these 3 huge drawbacks mean I always grow them by themselves.
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[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@punisher6]

true indeed, the zucchini bread makes it all worth it for me.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yessssssss

[@shineyrocks390]

You Rock Jeff! Rock on with your bad self 👍😆

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Appreciated!!!

[@ninemoonplanet]

I planted zucchini by itself. It's away from the rest of the garden. Last year my neighbour put zucchini in with the raspberries, near the grape vines. Almost ruined all three because of the aphids and mildew. They are now growing zucchini in pots, away from most of the rest of the garden.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Although you lose the season, it's still admirable that they recognized the issue, learnt from the mistake, and then adapted.

[@leynaabbey]

One reason why I have banished zukes to containers.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Smart!

[@jackiecounihan3074]

I use the 3 sisters method. With corn and pole beans.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Beauty! Lots of people love that method.

[@k.p.1139]

Ummm Thanks Jeff. I have noticed the squash do seem to be the first hit with the mildews. I'm glad you put this out! I had 6 planned to go in with my tomatoes, this round...Not, this time! I'm going to rehome them, now. 😆

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yeah, most times its ok, just lately I've been finding Zucchini to be the culprit and the cause!

[@Rob_65]

Great tip. I just started to grow some zucchini and squash next to our company building. It's great fun to see the plants grow and flower but even more fun to see them taking over the gravel that we were looking at 😁

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I love them for that. Instant garden, so impressive!

[@rada5309]

Hey Jeff,allays good information's from you , oh dear ,here in Ontario ,Canada , the powdery mildew is a big issue ,bc of the humidity.But I always plant more to have as a back up plan.Thank you .Be blessed.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I hear you Rada.. Every year it seems to come earlier and worse!

[@naomi2646]

Thank you Jeff! We're burning up in North Texas. I'm ready to start over this fall, crazy hot Temps here, everything is crispy and not producing. Going to try using a alumnet for shade cloth next year.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I feel you on that one Naomi! Heat dome here and everything is cooking! Stay safe! 🙂

[@reginaldanglin4264]

Lol doing containers cumbers as well. But I see most males flower 🌼 dang.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Fingers crossed Reginald!

[@ladyvader3173]

This video could not have come at a better time. I had no idea about this and quickly rehomed a zucchini that was getting quite unruly in my small raised bed

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Nice! Did it take the transplanting ok?

[@ladyvader3173]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms So far it seems fine..It was quite small compared to the one I planted in a pot but already produced (male?) flowers like a madman, is that some sort of sign? First time growing zucchini :)

[@michaelmarchione3408]

You sure are right about bully squash! Twice now I have had to trim back our Red Kuri winter squash vines in our No-Till garden. They wanted to take over three extra tomato plants and a third planting of beans. I stuck those tomatoes and beans where the squash has never traveled in the past three years. The darn things changed course this year. Some things you just can't count on lol! Enjoyed, take care!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha the one thing you can count on is that you can't count on anything! LOL 🙂 Cheers Michael.

[@peace4peaceful]

Great plants. Reliable to provide plenty of fruit. I grew zucchini with Tomato, Beets, and Onion in one Bed. Tom's along the back in a row. Zucchini one end, Onion in the middle and Beets the other end.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Unbelievable bounty with them....will always grow them!

[@peace4peaceful]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I love your videos. The way you present things has helped me figure out growing in OZ. Zone 10. Many thanks 😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@peace4peaceful Thanks so much John, means a lot! 🙂

[@Jeff-rd6hb]

Yeah, this is exactly why my squashes are grown in their own area well away from other crops.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Smart minds think alike.... 🙂

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

Past two years I have had beautiful zucchini plants with no zucchini. Male flowers only and I don’t over fertilize. Switched seeds and type, same problem. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

So weird! Did you try cutting nitrogen out completely? Just Potassium, Phosphorus, and trace minerals?

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms No. I only fertilized in the beginning with a basic vegetable fertilizer.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@iwanttobelieve5970 hmmmm, full sun? pH - neutral soil?

[@dont.tread187]

Squash bugs and vine borers absolutely refuse to let me grow squash/zukes.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ughhh...the worst. 😞

[@Newyosemitehomestead]

I have to keep these in their own section. Like a toddler

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

OMG, so true!

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Love this comment. That's gonna stick in my brain, for sure! 😄

[@wesleyrobbins]

Have you ever heard of the three sister corn, beans, and squash

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yup, some people love that method!

[@wendyburston3132]

Ahhhhh!!!!! I saw this too late, add yes some of my zucchini and squash have the beginnings of powdery mildew. I just planted one I traded for, it's well developed but looking a bit yellow. And a few of mine on blue boxes ( recycling repurposed) are to crowded and showing little white patches. Tried to get rid of them. Ok so why I'm commenting for is to say thank you. My husband and I are second year gardeners and didn't know to put these things by themselves. One is smack dab in the middle of the peas!!! I love my peas! Last year I lost a whole section of peas to powdery mildew at the back of my house near the tomatoes. Was that a bad idea too? Love these training videos, thanks a bunch and God bless.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You're in the thick of it Wendy, I love it! Peas can definitely get it, but they aren't magnets for it like squash. And they can get it one year, then the next year, same spot, same soil, same conditions, they don't! Trial and error for your space is all you can do. Avoid the huge mistakes and learn from the little ones. 🙂

[@incredibleindiantraffic]

Nice video. Stay connected & Stay safe. ❤

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, thanks for watching! 🙂

[@DerMelissa]

Argh! I'm gonna murder some zucchini plants.I seeded some they didn't pop up in 3 weeks so I planted tomatoes there.Then a few popped up next to the tomatoes.Thx for the great info!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh Melissa, been there, done that with virtually every crop at some point! Ha ha, best of luck!

[@joycehennequin8469]

Good evening from England UK, My Strawberries have finished fruiting 😏 Elsanta is the name of them so they are early ones.So Autumn is not that far away it's August now.lm getting the odd flower on my plants but don't turn into a delicious red Strawberry 🍓 Do l cut it off or just leave it to do its thing! Just found you channel tonight and I'll have a good look.Thankyou so very much 🌱🌱🌱💕

[@janw491]

Right now I’m about to spray some whey and water over my squash. I do have a sweet potato holding it’s own with the zucchini though!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Two juggernauts going at it Jan! 🙂

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Bless the sweet potatoes! Not enough cool months to get a good crop of 'regular' potatoes on my small plot, but the sweet potatoes will never let me starve! Vines Everywhere 😄😄😄

[@patriciatinkey2677]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thanks Jeff, for your sweet potato posts earlier this year. The sweet potatoes are standing in for both potatoes & spinach in my summer diet!

[@stevef.8708]

Kind of hard to be upset about those little guys. My cucumber plant was choking the life out of my lemon tree but a few scissor clips later and all is forgiven.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Definitely...a little pruning can fix a lot! 🙂

[@Joseph_Dredd]

We had to pass on growing Courgettes(Zuccinis) this year as last year they grew so well we were inundated with shed loads of them! And that was after giving some to the neighbours as well! :)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

So awesome Joseph! I can't think of a more prolific crop!

[@nicholasnarcowich9163]

Love your show, but I'm not sure about my new Fig tree. A few months old & now I have some leaves that yellow & fall off... too much water - we are in a heat trend... so I thought more was needed - maybe a health issue? I do not see bugs.??? Please, what are your thoughts, & BTW, after planting, I noticed some of the leaves would dry & curl the edge tip of the leaf, then some would yellow spot & fall off...

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I have a few fig trees Nicholas, its gotta be the heat. All the watering is just doing a number on them. I'm going to give it a boost with some seaweed extract fertilizer and I'll report back.

[@calsand6]

Well, for ants it sort of varies. Some times ants would polinate the flowers rather than setting up shop. Other times, however, their colony is so small that they have no other choice.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yeah, I always wondered how effective their pollination would be.....they LOVE to hang out in the flowers!

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Some blossoms do not open without ants- peonys, & hibiscus come to mind. Maybe some of the squash need them, too.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@patriciatinkey2677 I never hate on the ants.....🙂

[@51rwyatt]

I was bullied in high school by a zucchini, not anymore

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Now YOU'RE in charge, showing them who's boss!

[@5kidslater1]

I’ve tried to grow zucchini for years and hardly get anything for my effort. I tried them in pots but after they got all nice and big and bushy they died. No zucchini at all. Several years in a row. I was told they like cold feet. So I planted them in the ground. Same thing one year. Last year I got a few but the plant took over the garden. This year I planted several kinds of squash and the zucchini and yellow squash have got yellow leaves and stopped producing. So the yellow is indicative of mildew?!😱 I put the pulled plant into my compost bin. Did I just ruin everything? Strangely the new leaves on one of the yellow squash are coming in greener so I left it alone hoping my fertilizing was helping. Should I pull it?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Sorry to hear about all the troubles. Yellow leaves is not mildew. Mildew comes in when the nights get dewy and moist. The leaves will eventually get a white powder on them. Yellow leaves is an environmental problem. pH, moisture, drainage, aeration, nutrients....something there isn't right. Most squash are insane growers....yes, they can have their problems and pests, but growing giant, green leaves is rarely a problem.

[@growagarden54]

Hello Jeff. I had no idea that they were not good companion plants. I'm in 9b CA, and the main pest on my zucchini are leaf minor. I use insecticidal soap spray, but they keep coming. They're only on the zucchini. Do you have a video or suggestions on what to do? Thank you so much

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yeah, they love the undersides....dang things. Apparently you need to spray in the spring for them to have the greatest effect. I'll keep an eye out for some tips on how to get rid of them, I've never had to deal myself.

[@patriciatinkey2677]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Leaf Miners are prevalent in z10 South Florida too! Always some in the tomato plants! Hi, Jeff! Amazed to hear you are in a super heat wave. Of course, where I am, it's a pretty normal SUMMER!

[@growagarden54]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Interesting. I thought everyone had the issue. Thank you for your reply. I'll spray them in Spring next season. I grow mine vertically, so as I harvest, I remove the old damaged leaves. Thank you for the suggestion :)

[@growagarden54]

Oh, by the way, I don't get aphids on mine :)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@growagarden54 Pruning and early harvesting like you're doing definitely helps, so keep it up! 🙂