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Tomatillo Companion Planting

Physalis philadelphica

Nightshade (Solanaceae) -- warm season

1 beneficial companion
0 antagonistic relationships

Good Companions for Tomatillo

CilantroCoriandrum sativum
BeneficialPest SuppressionSupported

Cilantro flowers attract parasitoid wasps (Cotesia spp., Trichogramma spp.) and predatory hover flies that reduce caterpillar and aphid pressure on nearby tomatillo plants.

Allow cilantro to bolt and flower near tomatillo. Succession-sow cilantro for continuous bloom.

Sources
  • Diversity and abundance of parasitoids associated with coriander -- Biological Control (2005)

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