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Tomatoes & Basil

✓ Excellent Companions

✓ Why Tomatoes and Basil Work Well Together

✓Basil repels aphids, whiteflies, and mosquitoes
✓May repel tomato hornworm (anecdotal)
✓Improved tomato flavor (traditional claim)
✓Efficient use of garden space

🔬 How It Works (Science)

  • 1.Volatile compounds (linalool, eugenol) from basil leaves deter pests
  • 2.Attracting beneficial insects like parasitic wasps
  • 3.Possible allelopathic growth enhancement

📋 Planting Tips

1Plant basil 12-18 inches from tomato base
2Allow basil to flower to attract pollinators
3Harvest both together for culinary pairings

📏 Recommended Spacing

Basil: 12-18" from tomato stem; 2-3 basil plants per tomato

📚 Sources & Research

  • •Organic Gardening research
  • •Multiple university companion planting studies

Other Tomatoes Companions

Carrots✓ GoodMarigolds✓ GoodParsley✓ GoodAsparagus✓ Good

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