Tomato companion combo
₹449.00
Yields A pick every 2–3 days for 8–12 weeks
Wine tomato planted with tulsi and marigold. A working companion planting, chosen for what the three do for each other.
Solanum lycopersicum, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Tagetes erecta
Tomato / ಟೊಮ್ಯಾಟೊ (Tomato), Tulasi / ತುಳಸಿ (Holy basil), Chendu hoovu / ಚೆಂಡು ಹೂವು (Marigold)
- Grow bag12 in wide x 18 in tall
- Ships atTomato 6-8 in, tulsi and marigold established
- First harvestFirst fruit in 10-12 weeks
- Sunlight6+ hours direct
- Best plantedTransplant June-July or October-November
Grown to order — delivered in about 15 days
We start it when you order and hand it over once it is established and hardened off. That is what makes the olla work from day one: the roots have already grown down to it before it reaches you.
SKU CMB-TOM
Water it through the olla. That is the only instruction.
A buried terracotta olla releases water at exactly the rate the soil draws it, over a base of well-rotted wood that holds moisture through a hot week. You cannot overwater it and it will not dry out on you. The roots reach the olla before the plant leaves us, so it works from the day it arrives.
Details
Three plants growing together, chosen because they actually help each other rather than because they look good side by side. The tomato is the crop; the tulsi and marigold are doing a job.
Marigold roots release a compound that suppresses root-knot nematode, which is the commonest reason a terrace tomato grows well for two months and then stalls for no visible reason. The flowers also pull fruit borer moths away from the tomato to lay on the marigold buds instead.
Tulsi interferes with whitefly and thrips finding the tomato. Between the two you have most of the pest problem covered without spraying anything.
Three root systems sharing one filled 12 x 18 inch bag is the reason this works at all. At any smaller volume the companions would compete with the crop instead of protecting it.
Stake the tomato by week three. Pinch tulsi flower spikes. Deadhead the marigold and it keeps flowering for two months.
Specifications
| Contains | 1 wine tomato, 1 tulsi, 2 marigold |
|---|---|
| Grow bag | 12 in wide x 18 in tall, filled |
| Ships at | Tomato 6-8 in tall, companions established |
| First harvest | 10-12 weeks from delivery |
| Sunlight | 6+ hours direct |
| Support | Tomato needs staking by week 3 |
| Season | Transplant June-July or October-November |