What are good companion plants for tomatoes?
There is a lot of talk about companion planting. First, define companion planting as planting two or more species that co-exist to mutual benefit and do so with overlapping root zones. Anything planted as a companion to tomato should be a moderate feeder and have a relatively small leaf area. You would not for example plant squash beside tomato because it is both a heavy feeder and has a massive leaf surface area. The same logic applies to corn since it is a heavy feeder and requires full sunlight. A different scenario entirely is presented by interplanting tomato and cabbage. On first thought it sounds pretty good because you would plant the cabbage up to 2 months before the tomatoes and you would have harvested the cabbage before the tomatoes reach their main production point. So long as small type cabbage plants are used, it can be made to work fairly well. The problem I encounter is that various caterpillers are attracted to the combination and I wind up using poisons to control th
