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I have an update guys...
I measured out the area and have some bags of soil (Miracle-Gro Potting Mix & Miracle-Go Garden Soil). When digging, I noticed there was a line of bricks underneath the soil which are protecting a sprinkler PVC pipe that I almost broke when pitchforking and overturning the soil. It is listed on my map. To the right are the 5 raspberry plants I plan on putting there; (3 Ever Gold, 1 Heritage Red, 1 unknown/not sure what to get Red).
The Green box in the corner is where the Tomatoes and Peruvian Chilli Peppers (Aji) will go which I have 3 seedlings/plants. I'm not sure which varieties of tomatoes to grow or how many is too much for the varieties I want (5 to the left are the present favorites)
-Burpee Supersteak Hybrid
-Burpee Porterhouse Hybrid
-Burpee Supersteak Hybrid VFN
-Burpee Roma
-Rutgers
I'd like some for canning/making pizza sauce so thats what the Rutgers and Roma are for, the others are 'big monsters' for sandwiches (I don't think these could be used for canning?)
Either way, that brick line will intersect beneath the 5'x5' box (3' of the box will have no deep root restriction) so I don't know what to do about that (maybe put some herbs over that spot so the tomato roots get deeper or put the flowers there). I also have the Super Beefsteak and Heatwave II Hybrid tomatoes which are of interest, but not as much as the other five. Interspersed in the box will also be the sweet basil, lemon balm, oregano, and spearmint.
Is this 'safe' considering the distances between the tomatoes and raspberry plants?
Also, I'm not sure which Marigolds are 'best' (they all appear to be of French variety) and I know bees like the bright colors. Same for the Nasturtium (I have two varieties). I'm thinking of placing Tansy, Marigolds, Nasturtiums, and Society Garlic 'over' the Brick Line on narrow portion of the Raspberry side to keep pests and the dogs away and maybe putting up some kind of edging? Let me know what suggests you guys have!
