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Tomatoes & Carrots
✓ Excellent Companions
✓ Why Tomatoes and Carrots Work Well Together
✓Carrots loosen and aerate soil around tomato roots
✓Different root depths minimize competition
✓Carrots provide living mulch early in season
🔬 How It Works (Science)
- 1.Complementary root zone occupation (tomatoes shallow-wide, carrots deep-narrow)
- 2.Soil structure improvement from carrot taproots
- 3.Ground cover effect reducing moisture loss
📋 Planting Tips
1Sow carrot seeds around tomato transplants
2Thin carrots carefully to avoid disturbing tomato roots
3Harvest carrots before tomato roots fully expand
📏 Recommended Spacing
Carrots: 3-4" apart, starting 6" from tomato stem
📚 Sources & Research
- •Square Foot Gardening research
- •Intensive gardening studies
- •Biointensive methods
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