5 Best Companion Plants for Tomatoes for Maximum Yields and Healthy Plants & 2 Plants Tomatoes Hate

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[@teejay622]

Great video! Thanks for posting this info! For the impatient people like myself... Marigold - 2:30 Chives - 3:41 Peppermint - 5:12 Parsley - 6:30 Basil - 7:15 Potatoes - 9:00 Walnut Trees - 9:40 You're welcome. ; )

[@kimdavenport2485]

Thanks! Got lots to do today so this helps!

[@robinpesek3657]

Yes thank you.

[@daniellawrence9229]

Hahaha! Best comment this week. Thank you!

[@koontzman123]

Thank you thank you!

[@kbfabfive]

you are a real mvp

[@patriciadifferding7688]

Green beans are wonderful to plant at the base of your tomato plants. They keep the weeds down and set nitrogen to the soil. Later when tomato has grown it shades the green beans so they don't get sun scald and produce longer. Thanks for the suggestions!

[@ceciliav105]

That’s such a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing

[@robiandolo]

Wow, I feel like you were listening into my head. I have 4 bean plants that I want to move into bigger pots, but I like your suggestion so I’m going to plant them in my raised bed tomato garden! Thanks!

[@gdigital13]

Lol I put my bush beans under my tomatoes this year without thinking and they are doing great will continue to do it for the following years

[@patriciadifferding7688]

@@gdigital13 Happy accident😀

[@corakammerdiener2276]

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[@naacpharrisonburg1723]

I planted garlic in the beds with kale, spinach, and cabbage two weeks ago. I removed the skin and placed it in the beds. The garlic is now 2-3 inches and all the vegetables are insect free.

[@angelaberni8873]

I've just found you and immediately subscribed. I very much like the fact that you get straight to the point. Cannot stand those that yap on and on and on.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you so much! Glad to have you here.

[@victoriasann1772]

That would be MI Gardener, ge talks too much, told him so in comments.

[@evaarnim]

I really get alot of good from your videos

[@yolylacy5416]

I agree.

[@robinbrown378]

New subscriber here. Thanks for the info!

[@marianamunoz6075]

Thanks for sharing this video! Great info 😊 5- Marigolds (French; tangerine variety best) 4- Allium plant family, esp onions, garlic & chives 3- Peppermint 2- Parsley 1- Basil (let some flower to attract bees) Don’t grow potatoes around your tomatoes & don’t plant near walnut trees

[@victoriaoshea4865]

This is very helpful thank you so much happy gardening!

[@karaamundson3964]

Nice to have the Cliff's Notes at hand! I just saw them again--I had forgotten #3 though I have it in

[@ruthhaggerty8741]

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[@makaidiy5716]

thank you so much. this info is so dang timely. i have tomatoe seedlings to plant and was going to put them next to some sweetpotatoe slips and plant some marrigolds around them for pest control. yikes

[@marianamunoz6075]

Kara Amundson I love it when others do it; so helpful to me so I thought I’d return the favor for others 😊

[@cindyq52700]

We have so many toilet paper rolls I was saving for crafts decided to use them for seedlings and they decompose, the root system is amazing and no mold, no over watering they keep moisture!

[@fadibahoura7012]

I know you had this one tomato video that had millions of views but honestly this one should have just as many views and likes, thank you.

[@e.mcm.9076]

oh my goodness! tomatoe, basil and fresh mozzarella on a French baguette with olive oil, oregano and salt yum!

[@MK-ti2oo]

I eat this about every other day but add a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Mmmmmm.

[@rosawilliams9145]

And a glass of wine.

[@freeangie11]

Lol. Making me hungry at 10:30 pm hahaha. 😊 Thanks

[@pnin1105]

Mmmmm🤤🤤🤤

[@myjewelry4u]

I just pinched my basil, can’t wait to grab a hunk of mozzarella and head outside for caprese salad (I’m a bit behind this year, late start and cooler temperatures)

[@AmicaCream]

Just planted my tomatoes next to spring onions and only after realized that i didnt check if they worked together. So imagine my joy when you said the alium family i could have hugged you. Thank you for your great content

[@user-sg9jd4lm1e]

Same here

[@jmas2312]

The pot pa.rt is important. I put one little mint plant in one end of my 20 foot long ten foot wide section of my garden. By end of season, it had spread throughout the 8 foot wide garden and COVERED up a good 5 foot length of that garden. I had to spend a great of time digging up mint the next year. I gott got what seemed to be all of the mint out. However, I have had mint popping up all over that bed ever since. Don't put mint anywhere you don't want a lot of it. 😬

[@patriciadifferding7688]

The darn plant will come out thru drainage holes and spread by any that dangles over the side and touches soil. Thanks for sharing.

[@maranatha8531]

c Yep! Same goes for Horseradish and Turmeric!

[@marymarvin8901]

I'm still digging up mint 5 yrs after it going in 1 raised bed. Lol. Never thought of it as a weed

[@sharongreutman4576]

Mint of any kind takes over and can smother everything else.

[@georgeclark7497]

Very invasive plant.

[@barbaravick5634]

The best way I ever found to get rid of hornworms was a bright red Cardinal. I had just spotted those nasty worms all over my tomatoes and I was literally looking up the best way of getting rid of them as they seemed to come up overnight. I glanced out the window and a Cardinal was on my tomatoes just going to town. I don't know how one bird could possibly eat SO much. He came back every day for about a week. I could no longer find a single worm. My tomatoes took off again and put out SO many fruits. I've always liked Cardinals, but now I love them.

[@bonniehoke-scedrov4906]

Barbara Vick How interesting! I love Cardinals too. I sure hope one finds my garden.

[@jamesbarse3286]

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[@tanyajuli4145]

thanks for posting this! I have at least 4 cardinals that hang out in my new yard (lots of feeders) and I'm much relieved since I am planting 4 varieties of tomatoes for first time in 20 years. thanks!

[@tanyajuli4145]

@@bonniehoke-scedrov4906 bird feeder with sunflower seeds--esp the black oil ones. I had up to 14 this past winter with that mix.

[@drbridgettl]

That is good news! I have a pumpkin composting in my tomato plant bed and a family of 4 cardinals have been visiting it several times a day to dig out pumpkin seeds! That haven't hurt the tomato plants, but they also dug out some sunflower seeds that I planted!

[@thegirlwhocould7922]

I planted marigolds with my tomatoes last year and had the best crop ever with zero pest issues. I’m a believer!

[@peterguthrie4965]

Im in South Africa... and we are in lockdown.... I have decided to grow and attempt to be self sufficient. I cannot tewll you how fantastic I am finding your videos....and valuable wisdom! - Pete Guthrie

[@marianamunoz6075]

I was told about marigolds last year when buying my tomatoes so I planted a bunch in my first garden. I did only containers & had peppers, peppermint, marigolds & tons of basil (mostly Thai) planted all around my tomatoes. I just love basil! Maybe that’s why my garden was so successful & I had more bees than my neighbor who’s been gardening for years. I left my basil to flower (because I didn’t know you had to pinch them till my neighbor told me) but I didn’t notice leaves being bitter! & I used them a lot in my cooking. I made some Pho! 😋 I also love peppermint! I planted peppermint, chocolate mint, spearmint, lemon mint & sweet mint (No bad bugs, no rodents, no squirrels!) This year I’m starting all from seeds & planting in ground, except for my herbs! Wish me luck!

[@victoriaoshea4865]

Good luck!! 🌱🇺🇸❤

[@kenycharles8600]

Good luck !

[@elizabethpelton2903]

Good luck....in trying to sow seed in just one of my raised beds. So far so good..fingers crossed.🌝🌞🌧

[@tsugima6317]

One of my favorite mints is apple mint..... I think it makes the best mint jelly, and I love how soft and fuzzy the leaves are.

[@JohnnyArnold-uy5yu]

i saw your video on planting marigolds to help keep pests away from tomatoes! I have been cutting up my marigold plants a day or two before the first frost of the fall and spreading the plants all thru my garden! Really seems to help! FYI A few years ago I had a large patch of nastursums that got little black bug underneath the leaves causing them to wilt and die! After putting the cut up marigold old plants into these beds, in thefall, the next years there has been NO little black bugs since!

[@peggycole7162]

Here's an interesting aside: I started planting parsley for me, & I got plenty! Still using the 1st years crop 3 yrs later! Then I noticed beautiful bright green/yellow caterpillars eating the parsley. Did an online search, found it to be the laeva of a butterfly. So the 2 yrs since I've planted it exclusively for the butterfly. Long story short, I've not ever seen parsley bloom!

[@pamschwager522]

I have planted parsley for years and saw them on the plants just last summer. I thought they were hornworms, but my son looked them up, and they were butterfly larvae.

[@Terry-lh8cn]

They're swallowtail butterflies. They're gorgeous. I have a.lot of them and I grow parsley just for them to lay eggs on.

[@HappinessFactoryGardens]

I like to remind myself that scientific studies are newer than the knowledge passed down through generations, so just because there isn’t a study doesn’t mean there won’t be someday. I like to experiment for myself, based on both science and generational knowledge, in pretty much everything I do. Great, informational video as usual! I’ve been watching a lot of your videos lately and have subscribed to your channel. You’re teaching me a lot that I am implementing in my current garden. Keep it up!

[@vintagehome-777]

You are absolutely right.

[@tullysoulliere8103]

Loved this vid . I plant Nasturshims all around the garden for bees and near my tomatoes! I soak the seeds for a night and just pop then near my veggies to bring color and joy .I suspect they give off some kinda magic protection. Also i bury a match or two next to my tomatoes to ward off Hornwormes(wierd yet interesting alien like worms) LOL! As children we fed them to the Chickens! My cousin told me about the matches , she is a good gardener.She did Farmers Market for ages kinda good. And i also read that if you squeeze ( bruise) with your fingers a few of the lower stems , that it releases something that repels the Hornworms .Dont pick those branches off, let them wilt.I eventually remove them when they dry up and occasionally bruise another lower small branch just for good measure. I have done this many times and have not had issues. But i do wait until my plants are well established around fifteen inches tall give or take.I do all three things and usually have awesome tomatoes.I am supprized at how well Nasturshims flourish and happy at the creatures they attract.Going to check out growing all our veggies in containers this year so i can move them if they don`t dig on where is put them, Goin to check out your other vids

[@victoriasann1772]

Last year had a Brandywine tomato, placed it full sunlight. It lived from May until November, everyone I knew their's died off in September. Only Fertilizer used was Alaskan Fish Fertilizer. Grew near Celery Leaf an Jalapeno pepper. I learned from different site remove all leaves an branches up to 18" from ground. No blight. Left blossom. Hope have just as much luck this year.

[@jenadeleo9742]

I grow many varieties of tomatoes and basil. If you want a basil that is a bee magnet, grow African Blue Basil. I allow it to flower in my veggie garden and it grows and flowers all year long in Southern CA! It's the best for pollinators. Love your videos!

[@LoulousCorner]

I loove chives! They are easy mode and cheap of you need them fast. I always buy a couple of pots and plant them directly into a larger container, and they always come back! You can eat them, they help keep pests away and the flowers are beautiful!

[@carolynmunoz9776]

Been an organic gardener for over 30 years in a community garden in NYC.I find you can always learn something new. Our growing season is usually from May til October.This means we have to adjust your advice to suit our needs. For instance our heirloom tomatoes only grow up to approximately 6 feet tall depending on how hot it gets,not 10 feet..However I continue to enjoy all your videos and learn something new at times.Our basil does not get to flower probably shorter growing season.

[@stephanienewhouse2056]

I live near you and my heirloom tomatoes grow to be 10’. I feed with Happy Frog every 2 weeks and water with compost tea once a week.

[@phyllisfuchs9959]

Love the idea of planting purple basil to go to flower - keeps them separate in your mind and when you are in the garden!

[@wmluna381]

I happened to plant purple basil last year. They look awesome when they bloom. I will always plant them from now on. Plants got big in just a railing pot.. Plus I also got so many new seeds from just 2 plants! I started them from seed.

[@johncline3033]

Lemongrass, I have it all over my 3.5 acre micro farm. Not sure if it helps the plants but it sure helps keep the skeeters down. And it smells so good when you trim around it.

[@trishdavi7049]

Lemon verbena smells stronger

[@yummyyomari9993]

Is also a delicious tea

[@alfredobarriga3452]

Lemon grass tea is fantastic and very alkaline which is great for yoyr health.

[@jeaniejbutler4911]

Makes great tea as well

[@cleelumchesapeakes]

Another plant that I use as companion plants for tomatoes is Thyme. Even just having a potted thyme next to the bed is wonderful! They actually grow best within the cover of the tomatoes! So healthy because of the shade! I also use borage within the garden. I dont know if Borage is beneficial top tomatoes, but it is for the garden itself.

[@WoodRabbitTaoist]

In my college plant science class we actually grafted a tomato scion onto potato rootstock. It's strange that potatoes and tomatoes are not good companion plants, but they can be grafted together. The grafted plant produced both potatoes and tomatoes. It is commonly called a tomtato or pomato. We called them ketchup and fries because you have both the tomatoes for ketchup and the potatoes for fries.

[@waynegretzky8464]

oh my thats funny!!! The reason they arent good friends is probably because they are both suscetible to the same soil born leaf diseases and blights(think soil splashing up on leaves, prune your lowers!) because they are both related in the same family they can contaminate each other. Which is also the reason they are compatible for gafting!

[@shibibi1]

They're both genus solanum I believe. Their relation is why they can be grafted but also why tomatoes are susceptible to potato blight. They're closely enough related their diseases can affect each other even if one is technically more susceptible.

[@WoodRabbitTaoist]

@@shibibi1 yep. Both in the solanum genus and the solanacae family, however not all plants in the same family can be successfully grafted together.

[@kathythom20]

I always plant borage with my tomatoes for control of hornworms with success. I've been averaging 1 hornworm per year. The hornworms attract a wasp that lays its eggs on it and when they hatch, they feed on the hornworm and kill it. Borage has an edible flower that tastes like cucumber and the bees love it too. After purchasing the first package of seeds, you won't need to buy anymore because you will find lots of seedlings in your garden the next spring. I will also try your suggestion of planting basil and onions with my tomatoes. Thank you.

[@lcglazer]

do companion plants just need to be put next to each other, like what if theyre in separate pots? Does that provide the same benefits? Im getting marigolds, borage, chamomile, and sweet alyssum for my basil and tomatoes.

[@tracylemme1375]

A friend used my tomato patch to camouflage marijuana plants one year. There was not even a hint of green horned worms. There are two things that money can’t buy,true love and HOME GROWN TOMATOES

[@NextLevelGardening]

Ha! I wanted to make a shirt with a that saying on it!

[@theresaromero2855]

California Garden TV you should do it!

[@MrTea7]

They have very similar nutrient requirements but also deplete the soil. Grow beans along with them or alternate beans every other year or maybe every 3rd year.

[@susanfitzgerald2443]

Can't you just see it..with every tomato you get a buzz! 😂😂

[@tnn805]

This has potential for a very interesting video on gardening indoors with grow lights 😏

[@FeyaAmante]

Years ago when I lived in Arkansas, I purchased a book called "Carrots Love Tomatoes" Alot of what you covered in this video is in the book.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Great book

[@FeyaAmante]

Copies of the book "Carrots Love Tomatoes" by Louise Riotte, can be found on Amazon. I had originally ordered from an tv ad.

[@suzibyrd]

I love that book!

[@noelleparris9451]

I just started reading the book. So far, interesting. I'm learning some good tips.

[@garytrombley]

Just found this book at the library. Thanks for mentioning.

[@dwwcoder5048]

I’m glad you mentioned the 🍅 hornworm. I found two on my pepper 🌶️ plants and none on the tomatoes

[@melissatolito9418]

I found 2 horn worm caterpillars and I put them in a Habitate with cut tomato leaves and a shallow pot filled with soil and they burrowed and emerges beautiful moths

[@nancybever5200]

Such great information! I just purchased 2 tomato plants and was thinking I would try to plant a potato also. Guess I’ll only plant the tomato plant. Thank you for the great info!

[@karaamundson3964]

Thyme and tarragon are great companions as well, throughout the garden...they repels pests of many crops. Almost every kitchen herb (except tarragon, dill, fennel) is a member of the mint family. Most of them--rosemary, oregano, marjoram, lavender--are great pollinators and protect against various pests.

[@erikjohnson9223]

French tarragon hates the Southeast, where root knot nematodes are at their worst. Mexican tarragon (Tagetes lucida) does fairly well, and is actually a type of (uglier but tastier than T. erecta) marigold. I don't know if it has any effect on nematodes though.

[@busker153]

That something works, and why it works, are two completely different things. I love learning both! I learn from the how to do it people, and learn why from the why it works people. And, I can see why things work for some and not others; the underlying Why explains the different results.

[@KarenDeanne]

I'm starting a garden for the first time ever! In fact, I haven't grown anything except a maple tree from one of those helicopter things LOL, and an oak tree from an acorn. I need all the tips and inspiration I can get, because I'm stepping beyond my comfort zone. ;) Thanks for posting these videos, you give easy to understand explanations. I plan to keep watching :)

[@davidheckt3398]

Helicopter or werligig seeds can also be produced by some typs of maple and ash trees. 👍

[@eleanoraddy4683]

Congrats on growing the acorn! I can't seem to get any to grow!

[@MalikaBourne]

@Next Level Gardening wow! You really filled in the missing pieces for me. I knew some of what you covered, but, not enough. I feel inspired. Thank you so much. BTW: I ordered some great seeds last night from Park Seeds. Most of the product was already on the way this morning. Oh yeah! :different kinds of tomatoes, mint, chives, marigolds, basil and a biodome thing with some seeds included. I can't wait to get started inside. I know the critters won't like the aroma. Some will be for only inside. Others with only leaves and not identifiable to kids for outside. Last year the neighbor kids picked off every colorful thing growing on my patio. I also ordered strawberries that will come in April.

[@angiephillips7225]

Brian i have watching you for several years now. I always enjoy your tips and tricks. I am a vertical Gardner and love it. This year I did change my planting around to hopefully help produce even more veggies to give away. So far I have at least 25 tomatoes plants alone! Last year I has so many marigolds in my garden they were so pretty and not one squash bug finally. Have a wonderful day

[@laddiegibbs-sackett4286]

Marigolds come up voluntarily here in VA. I'm in deer country. The deer and bunnies never bother my vegetable garden. I line the outside with these marigolds. I move them all over. Very easy to transplant!

[@babs3483]

What about mice or snakes? I live in VA also. I'm nervous of going outside and seeing something moving on my vines

[@imoneixusa9742]

Love the videos, keep up the good work! Love the fact that I can hear your voice clearly and there isn't music overpowering your voice or any in the background.

[@busker153]

I'm liking the Peppermint/Tomato combonation! Tomatoes, and tea, at my trellis!

[@harrisfoster2204]

Very informative video, we grow our urban farm all in large barrels, pots and home depot orange buckets. Years ago my husband complained about the amount of pots that I purchase, now I hear him complaining that we don't have enough for all his little green children.

[@leahreed1918]

Just a note on Walnut trees and toxicity. I mulched with wood chips from a tree guy friend of mine. Must have had walnut chips within. Lost 2 years of gardening as tomatoes and peppers as well as most everything else was affected. moved garden to raised beds this year, looking forward to spring!

[@omahanprabla3058]

Wow that's just terrible.

[@LeeRussell48]

In my experience, a mixture of 1 cup antiseptic mouthwash, 1 cup of liquid dish-soap [I like Dawn] and 1 cup of chewing tobacco juice makes a very effective insect and disease control. Spray AFTER 7 p.m. once every 2 weeks. (make the chewing tobacco juice by using a sweet chewing tobacco-something with molasses, take a big pinch out of the bag[1-2 ounces], put in a nylon sock or stocking, boil in 1 gallon of water. Once the water reaches a boil, turn it off and let marinate overnight.Chewing tobacco juice is a very effective and natural insect repellent and won't hurt or stain the veggies. Put the mixture in your garden hose sprayer and spray your entire garden-even the walk-ways-very liberally. Can replace regular watering. Twice a month-AFTER 7 P.M.

[@renee2nadia]

Thanks. It sounds like tobacco juice would do it especially one with molasses.

[@LeeRussell48]

My source for these recipes is JerryBaker.com. He has a youtube channel too

[@evesideen6089]

Great to know. I've got garlic, chives and basil to accompany my tomatoes! And marigold!!!

[@michelleperkins9886]

Rookie gardener here and I really appreciate this info! Just planted a celebrity and will be planting a couple of Mortgage Lifters soon. With marigolds and beans for neighbors for sure!!

[@billjur]

You are right about mint. I have that around my bigger garden plot. But I also noticed that dill works as well. My one garden with dill is left alone and it too is evasive. But since dill grows tall, the deer stay away from the tomato plants next to it. Plus my wife uses it in soups.

[@D.A.Hanks14]

I thought I'd throw this in as well, Brian. Red spider mites don't just suck the juice out of tomato leaves. Their microscopic larvae also suck the blood out of humans. They are commonly called "chiggers." My lawn is full of scallions, so this explains why I don't have them in my yard at all. Thanks again for the info. Great stuff!

[@chadd990]

we have these little tiny red spider mites that are pretty much harmless. Growing up I never seen a problem with them, but then I was introduced to a different kind of red spider mite, the one that everyone calls chiggers. Those are horrible, almost as bad as bed bugs. I'm glad scallions keep them away.

[@misscandicern]

I grew holy basil (tulsi) this past spring & I let it go to flower early on. Omg the bees absolutely loved it. I also had gobs of hover flies, which is probably why my aphids disappeared in mid July.

[@pjsviking]

Came across this older video of yours looking for tomato companion plants. I'm here because of your comment re peppermint repelling rodents. Well, not the black squirrels in my area. Last summer I scattered several pots of peppermint plants throughout the garden and the little suckers dug holes right in the peppermint plants' pots to bury the peanuts my well-meaning neighbour broadcasts on her lawn :O) I finally took to buying a motion-sensor sprayer. The neighbourhood skunks don't like it either :O) :O) Love your videos and great to have the older ones to add to your current videos and adventures - lovin' the thatched roof!

[@anythingoutdoors1093]

The last couple of years I have grown butternut squash between betterboy tomatoes. Both produced more than we could consume.

[@texasgigi3684]

Thanks for the great tips! Ives grown marigolds with my tomatoes for years, with great success. But, I wasn’t aware of the other four companion plants that you mentioned. I will be giving all of these a try! Thanks again!👍🏼

[@marciav.ormsby2377]

Terrific and informative! Growing marigolds, basil, parsley and mint with my tomatoes! Thanks.

[@tomjeffries58]

I read borage improves tomato flavor. I'm growing it this year. Its a beautiful herb. The seed oil is used topically for a number of purposes. Its best to read up on its many use and side effects.

[@carolinecraze839]

Love your videos. YES, basil will keep the hornworms away. In our garden the trellises where we planted tomatoes without basil were stripped of every leaf by hornworms. The tomato plants in the middle of a different patch, with basil all over the patch, not a single hornworm. Thanks for the list of additional plants. We will certainly use some this year along with our basil.

[@norileewilliamson685]

I live in Iowa, my tip is when I plant tomatoes I leave just a few leaves showing above ground , they will have a very strong root system.

[@sylviaypma9958]

I grow Brandywine in huge pots. I plant 2/3 of stem in dirt. I save egg shells all winter and grind them fine with coffee grinder OUTSIDE and mix in all the soil.

[@aimeepeltier4489]

​@sylviaypma9958 How big? I'm growing some this year, and I'm not sure how big I need to go.

[@emmapeel1075]

This is the Greatest garden channel ever! I learn so much ! Wow !

[@bwlittlewish]

Excellent info! I’m just starting a garden and you have given a lot of great tips. Thank you!

[@libertymicrofarm6032]

Another companion is carrots. Not sure what the benefit is for the tomatoes but the carrots grow amazing under the tomatoes! I’ve never seen carrots get so big!!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Good one!

[@karaamundson3964]

Helps the roots!

[@dianthus63]

I just watched another video that said this was because tomatoes require a lot of nitrogen whereas the carrots prefer phosphorus and potassium … therefore they don't fight for the same food from the soil which makes them good companions.

[@minoosethna4615]

As I sa id earlier I agree with you. I think O.G. had brought a book on comoanion planting called Carrots love Tomatoes. O.G. was a sure source of jnfo on organic gardening.

[@PeterSedesse]

Like basil, the scent of carrots overwhelms the smell of tomatoes making it harder for pests to find them.

[@caramelmocha9713]

Yes I definitely indeed learned something. A few things that you said I never knew besides the onions and garlic and Marigolds

[@pamelaandrade6930]

At home in Australia, I always grew garlic chives around my tomatoes and yesterday, here in Central California, I just finnished planting marigolds among my tomatoes. I was pleased to learn about the other companion plants to tomatoes,thank you so much for sharing.

[@willow3310]

I did not know that about basil and I just happen to have some that I am transplanting today! My tomatoes will have container mates today! Thank you so much for all your knowledge!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Perfect!

[@PrincessKatarinah323]

Ah, great timing of watching this video, I was just about to plant my tomatoes & potatoes next to each other, am new to this whole gardining thing. Thanks for the tip, that's why I love your videos, especially the bonus tips at the end of each video. Thanks for sharing, your channel is very informative.👍👍👍👍

[@debbiemacy3840]

I have been planting marigolds with my tomatoes for years and truly believe it keeps them healthier. No nematodes. But I’m gonna try some of the others you suggested. Thanks!

[@johnward3946]

Really enjoyed your video, no jive talking just straight to the point! Just subscribed to your site and looking forward to your next video. Thanks so much for the educating video. Had some garlic cloves (forgot about) that were actually sprouting in the bag so my friend and I planted them in our garden plot and they took off, definitely fast growers we’re planting tomato plants today and will definitely be planting them around our garlic! Happy Easter and thanks again

[@elizabethwills2937]

Thanks so much! Tomatoes are my #1 crop this year so I need all the advice I can get.

[@retroact96513]

Thanks, Brian, for an abundance of helpful information. You are the best! I've grown peppermint and marigolds around my tomatoes for years. When the peppermint blooms it becomes a magnet for flies. I will try basil next because I love both the fragrance and taste.

[@howarddavies9792]

Hello California Garden I to just found your site and found the content very interesting. I grow tomatoes here in my greenhouse and last season I grew French marigolds amongst the tomato plants and didn't get any trouble with white fly like I had in previous years, so will do the same this year. Another tip I have used for many years is to remove the bottom leaves of the plant and just leave 5 or 6 at the top, just brek off the leaves by bending upwards towards the stem and they snap quite easily.The toms seem more prolific with no red spider problems and more air movement around the plants keeps fungal diseases away. Happy gardening from S.Wales UK

[@mattpeacock5208]

You're totally right about basil and tomatoes. I think the Etruscans figured out that they really go together in the 300's BC, now we get to rediscover that science. Plus. Since basil bolts so quick you can just plant some here and there every month and always have some young, or mature basil.....and a good supply of old basil for next years seed!

[@SoilandMargaritas]

Thank you! I have marigolds and lots of basil going as well for companion plants, I am excited!

[@xsystem1771]

I learned this year that chamomile is good for tomato plants. I'm going to try it. I'm definitely adding my basil directly into my garden this year. I was already on that. Thanks for the advice on the chives & onions. :) I'll make sure they're near my tomatoes this year!

[@babyconch6459]

Ouu I just planted some tomatoes. I already have basils and a only one sweet bell pepper plant growing. They’re all in sepearate containers until I transfer them into the garden and they’ve fully transitioned to outside full sun! Hopefully they still help each other. had some experience with aphids or gnats but I think that was bc the fertilizer got infected with it. I used cinnamon at first to treat it but then bought neem oil which really cured them for the time being. I wish you luck in your new tomatoes and all the other crop babies this year! ❤️

[@tamelajones2249]

I'm late to gardening. I saw your channel and immediately subscribed. Just by looking at your channel, I have seen what I have been doing right, and most importantly, what I've been doing wrong. I look forward to learning all that I can from you!

[@patgorham4796]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your comments about which plants to plant with tomatoes, and which not to. Thank you!

[@MrMockingbird1313]

Hey Brian, this is an excellent video. Here are a few of my ideas. First, watch for hummingbird moths. They are a little larger than large bumble bees, but a quarter the size of an average hummingbirds. Sometimes you can kill them. They produce tomato caterpillars. So get rid of them to avoid caterpillars next year. Next around here, for at least a hundred years, German and Italian families often planted onion sets next to tomatoes. Also Basil and tomatoes together. No one ever discussed pest control. But, I guess that was part of the reasoning. Finally, I usually plant peanuts or white Dutch clover near all my berry plants. Tomato is a berry. These companions push away weeds and fix soil nitrogen. Just be careful and add extra soil water. Be well.

[@jennyvithoulkas6865]

For Rodents, get yourself an outdoor cat!

[@normasonnentag9686]

I haven’t had any problem with those wretched hornworms since I started planting French marigolds with my tomatoes. Also, the boysenberry plants that were close to the mint plants avoided some disease that affected the other boysenberries. Thanks for your advice. Sounds hopeful and promising. I’ll definitely try some of these strategies.

[@wendirodewald2676]

I have been having success with planting basil, marigolds and jalapeno peppers with my tomatoes. I am not sure why the jalapenos work, but they seem to. Thank you for the tips!

[@maderightamerica3216]

You pack a lot of great information in each of your videos. So much so, I have to watch it twice so I can check my notes. Thanks for the lessons.

[@MollyMcBooter]

Yep. I planted lemon and thai basil with my tomatoes last year and never got the hornworms, unlike year before. I didnt know parsley helps keep those beetles away! They went nuts on some of my zinnias out front last year. Gonna have to put some parsley out there with ‘em this time. Thank you! 🥬🌶🍅💙

[@smb123211]

Finally someone diagnosed the problem I've had for 3 years. Plants are going like gangbusters and suddenly it's as if they are getting no water and despite all efforts they shrivel and die. It only occurs in one area and they look exactly like those attacked by nematodes. Marigolds coming up! Thanks!!!

[@billgalbreath8306]

Wow! Another great tip with keeping the green basil clipped and letting the purple basil go to seed! I will bet that other plants could be advantaged the same way!

[@mattschwartz915]

Great video. Well organized. No drama. And rich with info. Thanks!

[@Housebarons]

Hi Brian, we are building a 20x60 hoop house for growing tomatoes. Your video has the exact info we need regarding companion plants. Do you have any general guidelines about the amount of companion plants needed for tomatoes? For example, if you planted 20 tomatoes what quantities of companion plants would you put near them? Thanks much for making this video!

[@dawnlamblambkinfarm6938]

👏 I am loving Tomato Tuesday 🍅 ❤️ thank you

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank YOU!

[@melviasheppard8466]

Tomatoes are healthier than tacos !

[@NextLevelGardening]

@@melviasheppard8466 lol. Yes that's true

[@lisawishart8217]

You are so right basil and tomato plants grow great together. Excellent channel!

[@arlenegage9873]

Love the gardening show.. I always plant Basil and Parsley in my Tomato🍅 garden!! My Dad always did, and after 50 years im doing it too.

[@laureenwilliams2528]

I have watched three of your videos and have learned so many wonderful things!! Thank you, I know my garden will be wonderful this year! Happy new subscriber here!!!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Welcome glad to have you here!

[@emmahardesty4330]

A fine tomato companion: Mexican chard (mail ordered from Native Seeds Search). This chard is mild, prolific, likes heat--and it thrives beneath yellow pear tomato plants. Thanks for another great and helpful video.

[@heidihofkamp666]

Ty very much. I have learned so from your vids, and realized a lot of what I’ve found to be true by experience, reality. I have been gardening since I can remember. I dried all my marigolds last year and am able to put a border around my garden. Unfortunately, I live in WI and past 4 nights we’ve had frost, so I looked crazy with all my sheets, totes, planters etc, but I saved everything. Luckily I still have most plants inside yet. They took over a spare room and one of my living rooms. I just want to plant bc I too go to sleep, dream and wake up thinking of gardening. Since I’m in a region close to hell, I get really sad in the summer.

[@Karleee17]

This video is so informative and helpful thank you so much 😊 I’m in Southern California and I’m growing my veggie garden in the ground so I’m happy to learn peppermint keeps out rodents. So excited to start my garden after the upcoming rain

[@casperS2myles]

Marigolds are the real deal in the garden.... great info....

[@kimberlyagee5133]

Seriously you are incredible! I am so glad I found you! I am completely nerding out watching your posts; I plan to watch every one of them. I planted a few pots of tomatoes like I have done in the past with only partial success. We plan to build a walk-in style raised garden that I will transplant these to (we have deer, rabbit and squirrel that roam our open backyard daily that we have to keep out of our garden). Watching your videos last night until past 1am and more this morning has showed me the many mistakes I have been making along with a couple things I have done right (like maybe they are outside too early for Nashville, TN) Seriously I am making SO many notes from you!!! Hopefully I will have success this year thanks to your guidance! Thank you!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you so much! 😀You just made my morning! My sister lives just outside of Memphis. And YES.... YOU WILL HAVE SUCCESS THIS YEAR!

[@vickicade5399]

I really love your videos. I’ll be thinking of something I’d like or need to know, and there you are answering my questions. So glad I found you.

[@dinahkruppa913]

Thabk you. I will try in my spring garden . I live 30 miles north of New Orleans, Louisiana. Thank you for sharing your experiences in gardening.

[@djyul]

I have a BIG rat problem! Everywhere on my property,dig down 4 inches or more and you come across their tunnels.I was toying with the idea of planting mint,peppermint as i used peppermint oil in my house last winter to keep mice out,And it worked!!! Great vid take care and have a good growing season!

[@BuyMyBathwater]

Talk to your local humane society about adopting a few "spicy" cats. They will make short work of that problem.

[@djyul]

@@BuyMyBathwater Next door neighbour but 1 has loadsa cats.Doesnt sort it.Unless you starve the cats! And who does that???

[@BuyMyBathwater]

Then they aren't the right cats 😂

[@djyul]

@@BuyMyBathwater I'll tell you a little story,i was about 15/16,we were sat down to sunday lunch.Tilly the huntress of the bunck,4 cats.Was climbing the curtains,7-8 ft long/high.On top of the curtain rail sat a rat.I dispatched it and my great aunt who was with us was none the wiser. That night,i decided to wait up and see where the rats were coming in.Surrounded by 4 cats,a rat came in the corner by the frech windows,i waited expectantly for the team to spring into action. I was on a chair and so were the cats in various places,with a birds eye view of ratty having a wander round.Not even Tilley attacked!! I had to get the rat!hehe. Cats unimpressed as i killed it straight away,without prolonged torture!

[@maryscottramsay3812]

@@djyul jack rusells love killing rats

[@reniethelost]

I had perrenial floweting sage and green onions next to some of my pumpkin and tomato plants, and they were the only ones to escape catepillars and aphids last year. The sage definately brought in pollenators, so may be a good substitute for basil flowers if you pinch all your basil

[@joanschutter5863]

Very well done! Easy to follow. I haven't gardened long but last year the bugs found me! Now I'll use companion plants to remediate this problem.

[@willharrington6894]

I always learn something when I watch your videos, thank you for the tips!!!😊

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Honest to god. Tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil, chives, parsley. A bruschetta in a garden

[@pc4764]

Years ago I was told, if they taste good together, they grow well together.

[@tommymckiddy7872]

@@pc4764 Cabbage tastes good with tomatoes but it won't grow well together.

[@danielremel3417]

Makes you think about the origins of bruschetta. Standing in your garden in Italy with a piece of bread thinking "hmm.. what could I put on this?"

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Amazing the difference one year makes. Since writing this comment I stared my first garden and successfully grew tomatoes, garlic, basil chives and parsley. Left it too late for onions, there's always next year

[@NextLevelGardening]

Awesome!

[@leilaoertel3391]

One mint that you can plant into the ground and not have to worry about being invasive is mountain mint. I got some seed from narrow leaf mountain mint and it came up as thick as hair on a dog's back. It is not going to spread and it tastes good to nibble on. Also, I turned my bee club onto African blue basil which doesn't taste very good, but is covered with native and honey bees in late summer. The plants look like they are blowing in the wind because they have so many insects on them.

[@gailwebb8156]

My husband had a stroke about 4 years ago and gave up on his garden but your tips will make him plant again , thank you

[@NextLevelGardening]

Awww. I hope so!

[@BunnyLang]

First time gardener here, thank you very much!