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Tom’s Guide
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Kaycee Hill

Why marigolds are the best companion flower for a pest-free vegetable garden (especially tomatoes)

Marigolds next to tomatoes in vegetable garden.

If you're like most gardeners, your tomatoes are taking off right now, which means the pests are on their way. Whiteflies, hornworms, root-knot nematodes, and spider mites are already hunting for tender tomato foliage and juicy fruit.

Fortunately, you can defend your entire vegetable garden with a single companion plant: marigolds.

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