Can you grow strawberries or tomatoes in hanging baskets above potatoes?

[W0rdl3]

I read tomatoes and potatoes aren’t good together.

They are from the same family ecologically speaking so I wouldn't think there would be an issue. The only trouble might be if the potato plants get potato blight, which can spread to tomatoes. But if they were in the same garden they'd catch it anyway.

Do you mean potatoes in the hanging baskets???

Trouble is to harvest the potatoes you have to dig them up, which wouldn’t do much for the tomatoes or the strawberries.

Plus potatoes are too heavy for a hanging basket, you need to Earth them up as well which adds to the weight and would smother the other things.

I would stick to tried and tested methods.

@viques

Trouble is to harvest the potatoes you have to dig them up, which wouldn’t do much for the tomatoes or the strawberries.

Plus potatoes are too heavy for a hanging basket, you need to Earth them up as well which adds to the weight and would smother the other things.

I would stick to tried and tested methods.

And there just isn't enough depth in a hanging basket to get a worthwhile number of spuds tbh

I'm pretty sure I once saw a plant which grew tomatoes above the soil and potatoes below, but perhaps I imagined it...

There is! It's called a pomato

@LouisaLovesMice

I'm pretty sure I once saw a plant which grew tomatoes above the soil and potatoes below, but perhaps I imagined it...

Yes, they're grafted together as same genus so compatible

@W0rdl3

I read tomatoes and potatoes aren’t good together.

"Can You Plant Tomatoes with Potatoes? It seems logical that you could plant tomato plants next to potatoes since they are in the same family. It is okay to plant tomatoes near potatoes. The operative word here being “near.” Because both tomatoes and potatoes are in the same family, they are also susceptible to some of the same diseases. These solanaceous crops host fungi that cause Fusarium and Verticillium wilt, which spread throughout the soil. The diseases keep the plants from utilizing water, resulting in leaf wilt and death. If one crop get either disease, chances are good the other will too, especially if they are in close proximity to each other. Avoid planting tomatoes in soil that was previously seeded with potatoes, peppers or eggplant. Don’t plant potatoes where tomatoes, peppers or eggplants have been. Remove and destroy all infected crop detritus so it can’t reinfect new crops. Look for fungal disease resistant varieties of both tomatoes and potatoes before considering planting tomatoes and potatoes together. Again, referring to the “near” in planting tomatoes near potatoes – be sure to give the two crops adequate space between each other. A good ten feet (3 m.) between tomatoes and potatoes is the rule of thumb. Also, practice crop rotation to ensure healthy crops when growing tomato plants next to potatoes. Crop rotation should be a standard practice for all gardeners to prevent cross contamination and spread of diseases. Use new organic compost and soil when growing tomatoes with potatoes to reduce the risk of sharing disease. All that said, it is definitely okay to grow potatoes near tomatoes if you practice the above. Just remember to keep some distance between the two crops. If you plant them too close together, you risk damaging one or the other. For instance, if the spuds are too close to the tomatoes and you try to harvest the tubers, you may damage the tomato roots, which can lead to blossom end rot. Lastly, both tomatoes and potatoes absorb their nutrients and moisture through the top two feet (60 cm.) of soil, so be sure to keep that layer moist during the growing season. A drip system will keep the plants irrigated while keeping the leaves dry, which in turn will cut down on the incidence of fungal and bacterial infections and make for a harmonious marriage of tomatoes and potatoes in the garden.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Growing Tomatoes With Potatoes: Can You Plant Tomatoes With Potatoes www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-tomatoes-with-potatoes.htm"

the reason you don't plant them together is because of blight, you ruin all your crops at the smae time.

I can't grow tomatoes outside here due to blight, but can grow them in the greenhouse. Can't grow potatoe sin the greenhouse though!

Wasn’t meaning potatoes in hanging baskets but potatoes in containers on ground and tomatoes in hanging baskets above. Not sure the distance would be 3 metres.