Higgs Boson wrote:
I've been to all the web sites; I used to print out the companions
for practically every food crop that can be grown in this area
(Southern California coastal, 1 mile from the sea. Often overcast in
May and June due to marine layer.)

Still confused about companions for tomatoes. I know what NOT to
plant, but some of the sites vary as to what CAN be planted; e.g.
some say cucumbers, others not.

Question: Can I get tomato companion planting input from any NG
members who grow tomatoes in a (reasonably) similar climate?

TIA

HB

What makes you think the idea of companion planting is generally useful?
What makes you think that any specific advise regarding tomatoes would
therefore also be useful?

I have seen good evidence that some plants are hostile to others, you can
with some justification say some plants do not coexist well or at all with
others. I have not seen any good evidence that the converse is true, that
there are combinations of plants that are 'friendly' in the sense that each
benefits specifically by the presence of the other.

To take this further and produce those cross-tabulated tables showing all
the combinations of each plant with every other and whether they are friend
or foe is extending too little data much too far. I think you will find
that (like moon planting) such associations are traditional and based on
little evidence.

David