Veggie Container Gardening Woes

Funny you said that, Kim, I used to do that when I had a large garden and lived on 3 acres. I just wasn't sure it would do me any good on a rooftop garden that is just 4 Earthboxes. I thought they'd just fly away, looking for more food sources. Maybe I should try it.

I do grow basil right next door to the tomatoes in the next earthbox, but not in the same one. Since I have limited space, I tend to put two tomatoes together in one box, then one box with assorted herbs - thyme, oregano, basil, mint, etc., than one or two more boxes - one with more tomatoes maybe, and another with peppers or beans. All of them are within a few feet of each other. I don't know if that is close enough. Maybe I should move things around this year so that the basil is on either side of each tomato and only put one tomato in each box.

I have a book on what to grow to repel things, but didn't think to look at it.