Companion Planting with Tomatoes

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 Tomatoes                    

  •    Good Neighbours /  companions  
    •   Arugula, Asparagus, Basil, Bean, Bee balm, Calendula [pot marigold], Carrots, Chives, Cosmos, Cucumber, Fennel, Garlic, Kolrabi, Lemon Balm, Lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Peas, Peppers, Potates, Sage, Spinach, Stinging Nettle and Sow Thistle Onions.
  • Helps

  • Helped by: 
  • Attracts
  • Repels/ Distracts
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    • Bad / Not nice companions      
      •    Dill, Fennel, Potatoes Strawberry   

    General Information
    'Cherry' tomatoes freshly harvested.
    Member of the Nightshade family ~ Related to Egg Plant, Peppers, Potatoes Tomatoes

    Members of the nightshade family [ Peppers, potates and tomatoes] and walnuts do not like each other.  Produce an allelopathic chemical called juglone that inhabits the growth of all members of the nightshade family

    Susceptible to early and light blight - builds up in the soil and gets worse every year.  Once a member of the family is planted leave the ground fellow for three years afterwards. Thus the blight problem is negated.



    references
    Tomato Companions
    Perfect Companions : Which Plants grow well with tomatoes

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