Move over marigolds - you've been replaced! 🍅🌼

Published: Wed, 03/25/26

Updated: Wed, 03/25/26

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Last fall, I think I shared with you something new I tried halfway through the season. I tried intercropping my tomatoes with a popular flower as a means of pest control.

Nope, not that one. I already had marigolds planted.

This was something different, and I was blown away by how much better it was for my tomatoes than the marigolds. And not just my tomatoes, my entire garden benefited. So, this year, I knew I was going to plant it again right from the beginning.

You can see here what flower it is and why marigolds aren’t all they’re cracked up to be when it comes to companion planting with tomatoes. If you struggle with tomato pests each year, I highly recommend you give this a look, even if you're not big on companion planting.

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