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Tomatoes and Corn, what should I expect?

shelley.a.quinn

16 years ago

I jumped into companion gardening this spring and my garden has never been so organized. However, I do have some potential bad combos like Corn and Tomatoes. My corn is in a raised bed, and the tomatoes are in a raised bed to the left and my roommate planted a couple more to the right along the outside edge of the corn box. Should I immediately remove all the tomato plants (I will not be heartbroken if I do not grow tomatoes this year) ??

I am up for any suggestions and am happy to experiment. I just do not want to encourage even more pests into my organic garden. I hope something survives this summer. Seems like I have ended up with genovese basil as my main crop for the past 3 years. Makes great pesto! I am still very much a beginner so I honestly appreciate your suggestions and comments. Thanks!

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tosser
16 years ago
Sorry to be so late with this. I'd take out the tomatoes planted next to the corn box and plant them elsewhere.

Also, it sure couldn't hurt to stick in cilantro, carrot, dill, parsley and tansy seeds in between all your corn & tomatoes. Tachinid flies and Trichogramma wasps are attracted to the lacy foliage and, with any luck, will eat up any corn earworms or tomato fruit worms (same animal) that attack your veggies. Let the cilantro and parsley go to flower for best effect.
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