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Tomato Companion Plants: Tried & True Teammates

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Companion planting is my new normal in the vegetable garden. I love experimenting and finding beneficial buddies for my plants.  With companion planting, you can utilize your garden space efficiently, increase biodiversity and repel pests and diseases. By maximizing your space, you can grow a lot of food in a small space! Since growing tomatoes is one of the most common plants for beginners, we want to cover all the basics for tomato companion plants!

Tomato plants are very rewarding crops to grow, yet sometimes they face garden pests and diseases.  Insects like hornworms, aphids, and spider mites are attracted to the tomato plant and can limit your harvest.  Diseases like nematodes can also be detrimental to this common garden staple.  Fortunately, there are companions that can keep these pests away and enhance the growth of your produce. 

Companion planting is an interesting topic. Some swear by it, while others do not have good luck with it.   I have had my share of successes and flops with companion planting but I am enjoying the awareness I am gaining from observing these relationships in my vegetable garden.  If this is your first time doing companion planting, start with just one or two companion plants and integrate them into your garden.  If you are eager like me, you can try multiple combinations but be sure to thin the seedlings to limit overcrowding. 

I love to have themes in my garden, which integrates perfectly with companion planting.  Right now, my favorite theme is a pizza garden.  Vegetables like tomatoes, garlic, basil, onions, and oregano are all classic flavors to put in a homemade pizza and they grow nicely together.  You cannot beat homegrown flavors!  Other noteworthy combinations to consider are marigolds, parsley, borage, lettuce, or beans. 

Companion planting is amazing because it limits my need for pesticides or added fertilizers and reinforces organic practices. Effective companion plants bring in beneficial insects and pollinators, enhance the growth of tomatoes, repel insects like aphids, and can complement an ideal growing environment.   

What Is Companion Planting?

Tomato companion plants can help your tomato plants to thrive. Source: randomduck

Companion planting is growing two or more plants together in your garden that have beneficial relationships and increase crop harvest.  This is different from traditional farming or gardening practices of monocropping, which cultivates one type of crop.  

There are downsides to having just one type of plant in your garden.  With so many of the same crops around, it makes them more vulnerable to large infestations and the quick spread of diseases.  For instance, when tomatoes are planted in a garden bed by themselves, their natural fragrance will entice tomato-loving bugs like hornworms. When there are companions with the tomato plants, some fragrant friends such as basil, garlic, or onions can mask the smell of tomato and make them more difficult for pests to locate. 

Good plant neighbors can repel garden problems like aphids or act as a trap crop by luring insects away from your prized crops.   Some companion plants like flowers attract beneficial insects to help manage pest problems. For instance, yarrow entices in lacewings, and lacewings will happily consume the aphids. Yarrow is also an excellent plant for luring in bees for better pollination.

A great technique occupies different canopies or vertical layers of the garden space.  For example, lettuce is an excellent understory plant, as the lettuce will happily grow in the partial shade created by the tomato plants. Beets occupy the space around the roots. Peas are climbers with their vines and will happily grow alongside (or even through) the tomatoes, and sunflowers are often tall enough to get plenty of light behind the other plants, although you don’t want them to block the sun.  Since these plants grow in distinct spaces, they will not be competing for space or sunlight.  Intercropping between your tomato plants can maximize your garden space and double your harvest.  This is favorable for gardeners who are limited on space and want to utilize their resources wisely, but be careful to ensure everything has plenty of airflow around it!

Low-lying companion planting can help create a microclimate by providing a living ground cover to provide shade to the soil or plants in your garden.   This regulates soil temperature and minimizes water evaporation.  Additionally, ground covers can suppress weeds that compete for nutrients.  Consider squash in your vegetable garden as a ground cover.  The broad low-lying leaves protect soil and plants from drying out.  

Other companion plants can improve the health and flavor of those around them. For example, plants in the legume family, like beans or peas, are nitrogen fixers, and can naturally supply these nutrient needs for a healthy harvest.  Besides nourishing the soil, some companion plants such as root crops help break up the soil.

Companion planting also improves soil quality by stabilizing soil.  The roots hold down the topsoil and protect tomato roots from being exposed.  Topsoil can be washed away from rainstorms or even energetic watering.  A practical companion plant can guard the tomatoes against losing soil and precious nutrients.

Tall plants provide support or shade to other plants.  This can depend on the tomato variety you are cultivating.   Some tomato plants are tall and can be a sturdy support for climbing vine companion plants.  A tall companion plant like corn could provide a natural trellis for tomatoes to climb up, but you’d need to make sure that the corn can support the weight of the tomato plant and reinforce if necessary.

Fast-growing plants can be used as row markers for slower-growing varieties.  This is helpful so that you do not accidentally double plant an area!

Companion planting can be done in a container, raised garden bed, or straight into the ground.  Just make sure to have adequate space between your plants for decent airflow.

Good Tomato Companion Plants

Bee balm makes an excellent tomato companion. Source: Melnee Benfield

Now let’s get started on which plants to grow with tomatoes in your garden!  Aromatics and fragrant herbs such as thyme, basil, parsley, sage, and oregano can help disguise tomatoes from insect pests like whiteflies or hornworms while attracting pollinators like bees and predatory insects like ladybugs. Additionally, not only do these herbs complement tomatoes in a culinary dish but in the garden, they can enhance the flavor of tomatoes and boost plant growth. 

Other flavorful companion plants for tomatoes include mint, celery, borage, and cilantro.  Borage repels pesky tomato hornworms and the wide leaves provide shade to the soil.  Keep in mind, some tomato companion plants may not be good neighbors to each other.  For example, mint and parsley are good tomato companions but they should not be planted next to each other in the garden. 

I love to sneak flowers into my vegetable garden for a splash of color.  Not only do they attract pollinators but they can provide added protection to your tomato plants.  Sunflowers, nasturtium, and cosmos lure aphids away when planted close to tomatoes and attract beneficial insects.  Calendula and tansies repel ravenous pest species such as tomato hornworms. Other flowers to consider for pest control are violas, lavender, bee balm, echinacea, red clover, sweet alyssum, borage, and amaranth.   The vibrant amaranth flowers can attract beetles that eat the pest species that prey on tomatoes.  French marigolds are excellent for soil health by impeding root parasites and root-knot nematodes that can hinder the growth of tomato plants. 

Living mulches like crimson clover limit weed germination and naturally cultivate nitrogen in the soil to fertilize the tomatoes in your garden.  Instead of applying nitrogen fertilizer for the tomatoes, try crimson clover when overwintering. Other plants such as beans or legumes are a companion plant for tomatoes, as beans or other legumes absorb nitrogen from the air and put it back in the soil. Needless to say, having beans close by can really improve the fertility of the soil!

Other ground covers include vining plants such as sweet potatoes, squash, and cucumbers.  The sprawling leaves can shade the soil and prevent soil from splashing up onto the tomato plants.  Squash and tomatoes make great companions because they thrive in the same growing conditions.   

Cool-season vegetables like lettuce, radishes, beets, parsnips,  and carrots flourish in the cool shade of the tomato plants and can help with weed management.  These cool-season companion plants inspire me to cultivate a salad garden bed with carrots, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, marigolds, and a complimentary herb.  

One more thing! Spinach is a common cool-season crop and a heavy nitrogen feeder, so if you use this as a companion plant, consider planting a nitrogen fixer like bush beans to supplement the tomato’s nitrogen requirements.  

Crops in the allium family such as garlic, leeks, shallots, chives, and onions make some of the best tomato companion plants. Their strong aroma has a pesticide effect and repels insects such as spider mites, aphids, and other garden pests.  I love growing garlic, tomatoes, and basil together.  These flavors complement many of my dishes and grow so well together!

The stocky build of bush beans can provide shade while fixing nitrogen into the soil around the tomato plants.   Cowpeas are also nitrogen fixers but are best planted near, not among tomato plants.  They act as a trap crop by drawing pests like stink beetles away from tomatoes. 

Planting tomatoes with asparagus is beneficial to both crops in your vegetable garden.  Tomatoes repel asparagus beetles, while asparagus will deter root-knot nematodes. After the first couple of years, the asparagus roots will begin to dominate the garden bed and you’ll need to plan a new home for the tomato plants.

What Not To Plant With Tomatoes

Brassicas like broccoli share many pests with the tomato plant. Source: albedo20

There are a few plants that do not grow well with tomatoes.  These plants can be bullies by stunting tomato growth and may draw in garden pests and diseases.  You will want to keep plenty of space in your garden between these plants and tomatoes. 

The tomato is in the nightshade family. As a result, it is not recommended to plant other members of the nightshade family near tomatoes. They will compete for similar nutrients in the soil, and are vulnerable to the same diseases and pests. This includes vegetables like peppers, eggplants, and potatoes.  

Brassicas are poor companions for tomatoes, as they impede the growth and health of the tomato plants.  Cabbage or Napa cabbage, kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, rutabaga, and cauliflower are all brassicas. These large plants often compete for soil nutrition, but more importantly, they will take up the space needed for good tomato growth.

Other crops to avoid are walnut trees, dill, and fennel.  Walnut trees, particularly black walnut, produce chemicals in the soil that can retard plant growth. Similarly, dill and fennel may slow the growth of your tomatoes.  Interestingly, dill and fennel are in the same family as carrots, yet carrots are great companion plants for tomatoes whereas dill and fennel are not. Strawberries should also be avoided in tomato companion planting.  

Frequently Asked Questions

Whether they’re cherry tomatoes or others, good companions are required. Source: edgarpierce

Q: Can you plant zucchini and tomatoes together?

A:  Yes you can!  Zucchini is one of the best tomato companion plants.  Not only do they thrive in the same growing conditions but the giant leaves of the squash plants provide a ground cover. Additionally, zucchini attracts beneficial insects such as bees to help pollinate tomatoes in your garden. 

Q: Can you grow strawberries and tomatoes together?

A:  No, strawberries and tomatoes are not good companion plants.  If planted close together in the garden, they are more susceptible to disease.  Make sure to have plenty of space between these plants!

37 Best and Worst Companion Plants for Tomatoes

Keep Pests at Bay While Encouraging Healthy Fruit

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Companion planting is the practice of planting specific crops in close proximity to each other to enhance nutrient uptake, provide pest control, encourage pollination, and increase crop production.

Seasoned gardeners have determined that certain plants improve the growth of tomatoes by repelling ​insect pests and diseases, while others are best kept at a distance.

Learn which herbs, flowers, and root vegetables make the best (and worst) tomato companion plants.

A Companion Planting Trio: Tomatoes, Borage, and Squash

What Is Companion Planting

Companion planting is also known as interplanting, intercropping, or creating a polyculture. It is the practice of partnering plants so they gain mutual benefits from growing near one another or from succession planting (staggering crop plantings).

The benefits of companion planting include pest control, weed reduction, and disease prevention. Some plant partnerships can enhance soil and attract pollinators. Applying companion planting practices in your tomato garden will help manage damaging pests that are attracted to this vegetable.

Best Tomato Companion Plants

What grows best next to tomatoes? Here are recommended companion plants—both best plants and beneficial plants—that can improve the health and flavor of tomatoes, and include the following herbs, flowers, and root vegetables. Some plants are used as standard crops and others are used as cover crops (grown solely to improve the soil, prevent erosion, and act as mulch).

Best Companion Plants

Other Beneficial Plants

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Companion Herbs for Tomato Gardens

Worst Tomato Companion Plants

These plants are infamous for inhibiting tomato plant growth and increasing their susceptibility to pests or diseases and should not be planted with tomatoes.

  • Cabbage (Brassica) family: Relatives of cabbage stunt the growth of tomato plants (including broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, kohlrabi, rutabaga, and turnip). However, some gardeners do like placing collard greens a few feet away from their tomato plants to lure away damaging harlequin bugs.
  • Corn: The corn earworm is the same as the tomato fruitworm (Helicoverpa zea). Growing plants in proximity that are susceptible to the same pests can invite disaster and a decimated garden.
  • Eggplant, peppers, and potatoes: These plants are in the nightshade family like tomatoes, and are all susceptible to early and late blight, which can build up in the soil and get worse each year. Avoid planting them near each other or in place of each other for at least three years. Hornworms (Manduca quinquemaculata, the larva stage of the five-spotted hawkmoth) love the foliage and fruit of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants and can quickly decimate plants. Also, planting tomatoes near potatoes can make the potatoes more susceptible to potato blight.
  • Fennel: Fennel secretes a substance from its roots that inhibits tomato plant growth. This secretion affects many other garden plants, too. However, some gardeners deploy fennel to manage aphid invasions.
  • Walnuts: Do not plant tomatoes under walnut or butternut trees, which produce an allelopathic chemical called juglone that inhibits the growth of tomatoes (and all the members of the nightshade family). Tomatoes are also susceptible to the disease walnut wilt.
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Tomatoes and Roses

While several plants are touted as terrific tomato companions, tomatoes can act as companion plants, too. Tomatoes have been shown to protect roses from a disease called black spot.

If you can't plant tomatoes among your roses, make a spray of liquefied tomato leaves, a tablespoon of cornstarch, and about 4 pints of water. Spritz your roses once a week to keep black spot at bay.

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Great Companion Plants for Roses

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What to plant zucchini next to: the best neighbors for zucchini

Contents:

  • The best neighbors for zucchini
  • Zucchini, corn and sunflower in one plot
  • Is it possible to plant zucchini and pumpkin next to each other?
  • Can zucchini be planted next to tomatoes?
  • Zucchini and cucumbers
  • Is it possible to plant cabbage next to zucchini?
  • Greens and zucchini in the same garden

Growing a large crop of zucchini will be a pleasure for any gardener who loves this crop. Zucchini is fairly easy to grow, but only produces a great harvest under the right growing conditions. The article will describe what to plant zucchini next to, what crops they get along with, and which ones they don’t.

The best neighbors for zucchini

Before describing what to plant zucchini next to, it is worth considering the zucchini as a culture similar. For starters, this is a melon plant. Zucchini are liana-like plants, some species of which can literally braid the entire site if their growth is not controlled. Based on this, you need to understand that not every garden plant will be able to grow next to them at all.

The best neighbors for zucchini

Important!

Root vegetables, eggplants, herbs, legumes and nightshades are the best for zucchini.

The ripening period of the culture also plays a significant role in the choice of cohabitants for zucchini. So, in the aisles, you can plant early plants, such as winter garlic or onions, radishes. Until the zucchini begins to grow as much as possible, they will already need to be removed. Reliable and good neighbors for a zucchini are:

  • clover;
  • nasturtium;
  • black radish;
  • mustard;
  • radish;
  • garlic;
  • bow;
  • sunflower;
  • corn.

Interesting!

The black radish has long roots, due to which it can get its own nutrients even next to such a "gluttonous" companion. At the same time, the smell of black radish will scare away pests from zucchini. So this is a good option for those who do not know what to plant zucchini next to.

In addition, many gardeners practice planting near peas. It grows quickly, up, enriches the earth and does not interfere with zucchini. Carrots, like beets, can also be good partners. Of course, zucchini leaves can shade them from the sun, but if you maintain a distance, this will not happen. In addition, not only the sun is important for the growth of root crops, but also nutrient soil - these are good neighbors.

Zucchini, corn and sunflowers on the same plot

Zucchini, corn and sunflowers on the same plot

Deciding what to plant zucchini next to, many gardeners simply come to a standstill. This culture grows strongly, has large, lobed leaves and therefore obscures everything around. Therefore, tall plants are often planted nearby - sunflowers and corn. If you maintain a normal distance between the beds, they can grow side by side without any problems.

So corn and sunflower are two good options. True, both of these plants greatly impoverish the soil, so you need to fertilize it in a timely manner and observe crop rotation - these plants are never planted twice in the same place!

Is it possible to plant courgettes and squash next to each other?

Is it possible to plant marrows and pumpkins side by side? In principle, zucchini and pumpkin in the same area get along without problems, they can be good cohabitants, they are often planted in one row. The reason is that their care is similar. The type of watering, fertilizing does not differ, and even the loosening of the earth is carried out until a certain time.

Interesting!

Zucchini and squash require a lot of nutrients to grow vigorously. If they grow nearby, they will have to be fertilized very often and abundantly. The competition of these crops for food and water is high!

The main problem gardeners face is pollination. Many are afraid of pollinating similar crops (zucchini, squash, cucumbers, pumpkin, melons, watermelons) and therefore do not plant them side by side. However, experts note that their hybrids can only be obtained in the second year, if seeds are collected and sown from plants growing nearby. In the first year, the hybrid will not grow. So the neighborhood of zucchini, pumpkin and squash will be unfavorable only if the gardener collects seeds from grown fruits.

Can marrows be planted next to tomatoes?

Is it possible to plant zucchini next to tomatoes

You can plant tomatoes next to zucchini, but you need to be careful. In general, these plants do not compete, but they need different care, nutrition and even watering - this should be taken into account. Often, gardeners complain that watering tomatoes abundantly makes the land unsuitable for zucchini, which do not need so much moisture.

Interesting!

It is worth noting that zucchini can be planted in the same place only once every 5 years, otherwise the yield will be low.

Also, tall tomatoes on a good trellis won't interfere with the zucchini, but if it's a simple peg tie and not a trellis, the tomatoes can fall on the zucchini and nothing good will come of it. Low and medium-sized tomatoes with pitching usually get along, but you need to maintain a distance so that the zucchini lashes do not begin to choke the tomatoes.

Zucchini and cucumbers

Zucchini and cucumbers

Zucchini and cucumbers belong to gourds, and these are completely incompatible crops. They can cross-pollinate if they grow next to each other (which is important for those who collect seeds). In addition, they have similar pests and diseases, so if cucumbers get sick, zucchini will also become infected from them. But the main problem is that zucchini take on too many nutrients from the ground, leaving nothing for cucumbers.

Experienced gardeners note that it is possible to plant both of these crops in one dacha, but away from each other. In addition, after zucchini, cucumbers cannot be planted in the same area, and zucchini is not planted after cucumbers.

Can cabbage be planted next to zucchini?

You can also plant cabbage next to marrows

As a rule, cabbage is planted in an open area with plenty of sun. And therefore, next to the zucchini, she has no place. The fact is that even young cabbage needs a lot of time to ripen. By the time she begins to gain head size, the zucchini will already grow and cover all the sun. And without an abundance of light, cabbage simply cannot fully grow and collect juices.

Greens and zucchini on the same bed

Greens and zucchini on the same bed

Greens is an option that will always work. It does not pull on a lot of nutrients from the ground, can grow in any type of soil and gets along with almost any crop. In the case of zucchini, you can make a neighboring bed with greens or plant it in the aisles. According to gardeners, knowing what to plant zucchini next to can increase productivity. Suitable for this case:

  • parsley;
  • dill;
  • cilantro;
  • lettuce;
  • green onion;
  • garlic (for greens).

But it is worth noting that such a neighborhood is fruitful only at an early stage of development of zucchini. When they grow up, they will shade everything below them with their leaves, and the greenery will begin to lag behind in growth.

What to plant zucchini next to: recommendations

Contents

  • Mutual tolerance of different crops
    • Zucchini and tomato side by side
    • Zucchini and cucumber side by side
  • Fast growing neighbors
    • Vegetable marrow in greenhouse conditions
  • What is the best vegetable marrow and why
    • General recommendations
  • Tips for growing courgettes next to garden crops
    • Planting marrows
    • Soil preparation for marrow
    • Courgette care

In order to grow zucchini with high quality, the summer resident will have to cope with a large number of tasks. A representative of the pumpkin family is a dietary product that is planted in specially prepared soil. There are many tricks, subtleties of business to get a big harvest. In this article, we will try to consider the topic as detailed as possible, with what to plant zucchini next to.

You can plant marrows next to special plants

Cross-crop tolerance

Zucchini can be planted next to special plants. It is very important to consider that zucchini belongs to plants with liana-like stems, and such a neighborhood is unsafe for most garden crops.

Zucchini and tomato side by side

The vegetable garden takes on its proper appearance after many years of experience of the owner. Before planning the location of crops on the site, a garden scheme is created in advance. Corn, carrots, squash, cucumbers, potatoes, peppers must definitely find their place with the owner of the hacienda, otherwise the harvest will be poor. It is not recommended to plant zucchini next to a tomato: compatibility is poor.

Zucchini and cucumber side by side

Professional sources say that you can plant these two crops on the same plot, but they do not belong next to each other. Both plants are seed plants. Although the cultures differ in size, the inflorescences are similar. Often there is a cross-pollination of plants, which significantly affects the overall yield, so it is not advisable to plant zucchini with cucumbers next to them.

Fast growing neighbors

Due to the fact that the zucchini grows quickly, it is important to plant fast-growing neighbors in the neighborhood of it (soon they “leave”). Throw winter onions or garlic between the rows, together the cultures will definitely make friends. While the zucchini grows, the first culture will already need to be harvested.

In the neighborhood of marrows, it is important to plant fast-growing neighbors

Vegetable marrow in greenhouse conditions

Dietary product is unpretentious, so it can be planted both in open ground and in a greenhouse. The representative of the pumpkin family tolerates temperature changes well, is not afraid of the cold. Why it is possible and necessary to plant a crop in a greenhouse:

  • fruit ripens prematurely;
  • if zucchini is planted under a film, the fruit has a more delicate taste;
  • for the greenhouse there are artificially bred varieties;
  • the product under the film is less susceptible to attack by pests, diseases;
  • due to the fact that the plant is unpretentious, care for it is minimal.

What is the best vegetable marrow and why

This crop accepts tired soil from previous crops, easy to mature. The only thing the plant needs is light, water. Plants feed on their nutrients. It will be possible to get a big harvest if planted in the land where they were previously collected:

  • onions and plants derived from them;
  • leguminous crop;
  • greens;
  • root vegetables;
  • Solanaceae representatives;
  • eggplant;
  • any cabbage.

Pumpkin culture should not be planted next to gourds, because plants require the same amount of nutrients in the soil. Fruits are subject to the same diseases. There will be competition.

Zucchini needs light and water

General recommendations

You can also plant zucchini, pumpkin, squash in one row. Since all plants belong to the same group, the type of watering is the same. The fruits are watered in a drip way at the same time.

On one side, leave room to plant mustard along with clover. With this arrangement, the composition of the soil improves. On the other side of the row, garlic, onions, carrots, and beets are planted. In the first year, due to the general pollination, we will not get plant hybrids anyway. Hybrids are obtained only the next year. Can be planted nearby.

Cucurbits do not like windy areas, so fruit is recommended to be planted in a draft-protected area . Next to the plant, you can plant corn, sunflower.

Plant zucchini in the same place only every 5 years for a big harvest. The ideal planting site is near a compost heap that feeds the roots of the plants.

Tips for growing marrows next to garden crops

Planting marrows

Seeds are being selected (empty, spoiled, ugly seeds are removed). Put the selected seeds in a damp gauze to swell, to conceive the roots. Then we distribute the seeds into containers for growing seedlings. Landing in the ground or a greenhouse is difficult for zucchini, so be careful when transplanting. We try to plant a crop rarely, because the plant has a fairly branched root system.

Courgette seeds, ready to germinate seedlings

Soil preparation for marrow

Pumpkin love timely watering, loose fertile soil. The land is being prepared for planting since autumn. If necessary, mineralization is carried out.

Soil types:

  1. Peat soil. Peat land is done like this: ten kilograms of humus mixed with manure are given per 1 square meter of land. Among mineral additives, wood ash, potassium sulfate are relevant. After planting the plant in the ground, it is desirable to cover the ground with a film so that the moisture does not evaporate, so that there is an optimal temperature regime.
  2. Clay, loam. To obtain a loose structure, several kilograms of peat, dried sawdust are added to the ground. Mineral supplements can be, as in the first case.
  3. Sandy soil, in this case it will be necessary to fertilize as much as possible. Sod land is added to the ground, humus with manure can be added. For a good harvest, we use growth activators.
  4. Chernozem is the most fertile soil. In this case, we pay special attention to the degree of looseness of the earth. As auxiliary elements, sawdust, superphosphate, wood ash can be added.

Courgette care

Pour a moderate amount of water only on the root system during the cool time of the day. To attract pollinating insects, the stems of the plant are moistened with sugar syrup with boric acid.

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