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Tomatoes & Asparagus

✓ Excellent Companions

✓ Why Tomatoes and Asparagus Work Well Together

✓Tomatoes repel asparagus beetles
✓Asparagus repels some tomato nematodes
✓Perennial/annual combination maximizes space

🔬 How It Works (Science)

  • 1.Solanine glycoalkaloid from tomato roots deters beetles
  • 2.Asparagin compound may affect nematode behavior
  • 3.Different growing seasons complement

📋 Planting Tips

1Plant tomatoes near asparagus bed edge
2Do not disturb asparagus crown area
3Rotate tomato position yearly

📏 Recommended Spacing

Tomatoes 2-3 feet from asparagus row

📚 Sources & Research

  • •USDA entomology research
  • •Master Gardener resources

Other Tomatoes Companions

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