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Sun & Moon

14 years ago

I decided to try a 3 sisters garden this year with sunflowers on the north edge. I had also planned on trying some moonflowers & morning glories.

It occurred to me that the desired location for the vines is near where I'd planned on sunflowers, which made me wonder, can I use the sunflowers as trellises for the vines? I was going to use netting for the vines, but I thought the sunflowers might be a fun alternative. It would free the netting for my peas.

Has anyone tried this? Do these plants conflict?

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madisonkathy
14 years ago
Morning glories grow just about anywhere. I haven't tried moon flowers, but I have grown MGs up sunflowers. They look terrific, but do take a bit of work to keep the vines from strangling the sunflower heads.
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