Companion Planting for Tomatoes
Wednesday March 25, 2009
I’ve always found the idea of companion planting fascinating. I wouldn’t swear it always works, but I suspect there’s a lot more substance to it than its detractors will admit. Gardeners have been fine tuning it for years and there’s no substitute for experience. Today I’m combining two of my gardening loves: growing tomatoes and companion planting. I culled through a few dozen articles and books and my own experience and pulled together my list of companion plants for tomatoes. Since you’re going to grow some of these plants anyway, why not experiment with growing them together?
Photo: © Marie Iannotti
Comments
I noticed that Peppers are on the list for companions but they are also on the list to not plant with tomatoes. Which is it?
Good catch. I rechecked my lists and one did have peppers down as good companions, but with no further information. Since they are in the same family and can have similar problems, it’s best to separate or rotate them, so I’ve made the correction. Thanks for catching it.