Can I plant tomatillo next to tobacco?

Better not to. Tobacco mosaic virus survives for years in cured tobacco leaf and spreads by touch rather than insects, and tomatillo is a nightshade in the same TMV-susceptible group as tomato and pepper. Extension guidance is to wash hands after handling tobacco and before touching tomatillo, or keep the two apart in the garden.

Companion Planting & Garden Value: Tomatillo

Physalis philadelphica

Spacing: needs about 4 square feet per plant. Mature height: 2-4 ft.

Plant these nearby

No well-established companions.

Keep these apart

Tobacco: Tobacco mosaic virus survives for years in cured tobacco leaf and spreads by touch rather than insects, and tomatillo is a nightshade in the same TMV-susceptible group as tomato and pepper. Extension guidance is to wash hands after handling tobacco and before touching tomatillo, or keep the two apart in the garden. (source)

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Can I plant tomatillo next to tobacco?: Better not to. Tobacco mosaic virus survives for years in cured tobacco leaf and spreads by touch rather than insects, and tomatillo is a nightshade in the same TMV-susceptible group as tomato and pepper. Extension guidance is to wash hands after handling tobacco and before touching tomatillo, or keep the two apart in the garden.

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Companion planting for Tomatillo: which plants to grow next to it, which to keep apart, and the reason behind each pairing.

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