Name: Charles M.
Status: other
Age: 60s
Location: N/A
Country: N/A
Date: 1999-2001
Question:
Our neighbor has a black walnut tree. We have tried to
plant tomatoes and cucumbers in our garden. They do okay for a period
of time and then they eventually die. The neighbor is going to cut the
walnut tree down. Will it be okay to plant tomatoes and cucumbers in
our garden or is there poison from the walnut tree that will still
effect the tomatoes and cucumbers? What effects the two vegetables,
poison from the walnut leaves or poison from the roots of the walnut
tree? Does there have to be a period (months or years before you can
plant the two vegetables in the garden?) Would it be better if we moved
the garden to another area of the yard?
Replies:
Once your neighbor removes the tree, it would presumably take some time for
the "juglone" to be removed from the soil. You might try another area of
your yard farther from the walnut tree roots. For more on black walnuts
and juglone, try searching http://www.google.com
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