Companion plants for Black Russian
Solanum lycopersicum (Black Russian)vegetable
35 partners scored across pest control, nitrogen, root depth, shade and spacing.
Best partners
- Great pair
- Wild Garlic attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids that attack Black Russian
- Wild Garlic acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Black Russian
- Black Russian gives Wild Garlic sheltering shade in the heat of summer
- Great pair
- African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Black Russian
- African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Black Russian
- Black Russian draws Bumblebees and Bees and more that improve pollination for both
Planning a whole bed?
Build a season-long sowing and planting calendar around Black Russian β no account needed.
Also works well
Keep apart
Fennel releases compounds that inhibit Black Russian
both are prone to late blight β planting them together lets it spread between them
