🍅 Tomato companion plants
Tomatoes are the most popular home-grown crop. The right neighbours help deter pests and make better use of bed space, while the wrong ones share diseases.
- Sun
- Full sun, 6–8+ hours
- Water
- Deep, consistent watering 1–2× per week
- Spacing
- 45–60 cm (18–24 in)
- Harvest
- 60–85 days from transplant
Good companions for tomato
- 🌿 Basil
Its strong scent helps confuse thrips and whiteflies, and both enjoy the same warm, sunny spot.
- 🥕 Carrot
Roots grow below tomato canopies without competing, making use of otherwise empty soil.
- 🧅 Onion
The pungent smell helps mask tomatoes from aphids and other sap-sucking pests.
- 🧄 Garlic
Helps deter aphids and spider mites around the base of plants.
- 🌼 Marigold
French marigolds attract hoverflies and may help suppress root-knot nematodes.
- 🥬 Lettuce
A quick crop that fits in the shade between young tomato plants.