Why should you sprinkle baking soda around your tomato plants?
Baking soda can actually make them taste even better! Sprinkle a small amount of baking soda on the soil around your tomato plants to lower the acidity levels. The lower the acid level, the sweeter your tomatoes are. Just make sure the baking soda doesn’t get on the plant. Baking soda can sweeten tomatoes and deter pests, but must be used sparingly to avoid harming plants. A light sprinkle around the base wards off slugs, ants, and aphids, and a diluted spray mix helps prevent fungus.
What flower should you plant next to tomatoes?
Borage is a good companion plant for tomatoes because it attracts pollinators, such as bees and other beneficial insects, to the garden. Plant near tomatoes to improve growth and disease resistance. Borage may also enhance the flavor of your tomatoes. Borage flowers are pretty, and as an added bonus, they are edible. Planting flowers like marigolds and zinnias with your tomatoes attracts pollinators to increase tomato production and beneficial insects to help with organic pest control. Aromatic herbs like basil and rosemary repel a number of different tomato pests, and basil seems to keep tomato plants healthy and productive.