Tomatoes and Basil

[OverWyreGrower]

Companion planting....

Am I imagining it, or did I read somewhere that you can plant basil near your tomatoes and it helps them (not sure whether the help is pest related, or flavour related)?

[TEB]

Basil is supposed to be a whitefly magnet and I am growing them both together for this reason - dont know if true - first time for me.

[smallblueplanet]

We plant basil (red & green types) in the greenhouse with our toms - loverly!

[Dobby]

yea you can also plant marigolds near your toms

[TEB]

Mexican ones, vaya con dios

[Paulottie]

yea you can also plant marigolds near your toms

I'm with you Dobby...Marigolds have kept my Toms whitefly free for years. I do have a few basil plants in there,but just cos they taste good together.

[Paulottie]

Mexican ones, vaya con dios

Sorry my Spanish rusty...what with God?...or are you talking other sort of GYO shhhh..

[TEB]

Sorry my Spanish rusty...what with God?...or are you talking other sort of GYO shhhh..

Go with God - Saturday morning cinema - every western then had its mexican saying that - sheesh you are ageing me

[smallblueplanet]

Might the mexican ones not be a bit big? lol.

Adios amigos!

[TEB]

I have bindweed invading the GH and the Mexican ones (apparently) are very good at seeing it off