How to Grow Tower Custom Mix
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Your complete guide to growing Tower Custom Mix.
📷 Wikimedia CommonsWhen to Plant Tower Custom Mix
Planting windows vary by USDA hardiness zone. Look up yours by ZIP code.
| Zone | Start Indoors | Direct Sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | May – June | July – September | — |
| Zone 2 | April – May | June – August | — |
| Zone 3 | April – May | June – August | — |
| Zone 4 | March – April | June – July | — |
| Zone 5 | March – April | May – July | — |
| Zone 6 | March – April | May – July | — |
| Zone 7 | February – March | April – June | — |
| Zone 8 | February – March | April – June | — |
| Zone 9 | January – February | March – May | — |
| Zone 10 | January | February – April | — |
| Zone 11 | January | January – March | — |
| Zone 12 | January | January – March | — |
| Zone 13 | January | January – March | — |
Companion Plants for Tower Custom Mix
✓ Good companions
Attracts pollinators and beneficial insects while improving soil nutrients
Repel aphids and other soft-bodied insects with their strong scent
Attracts beneficial insects and provides structural support for climbing flowers
Repels moths, fleas, and mosquitoes while attracting bees and butterflies
Repel aphids, whiteflies, and nematodes while attracting beneficial insects
Act as trap crops for aphids and cucumber beetles while attracting pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects like hoverflies and parasitic wasps for natural pest control
Attracts butterflies, bees, and beneficial predatory insects
✗ Keep away from
Releases juglone toxin that inhibits growth and can kill many flowering plants
Produces allelopathic compounds that suppress growth of nearby plants
Inhibits growth of most garden plants through allelopathic root secretions
