LMGA has compiled an extensive collection of resources for vegetable gardeners that are area-specific!  Click the links below

• Vegetable Varieties for Lubbock County
• Planning a Garden
• Building a Raised Bed Garden
• Vegetable Gardening with Containers
• Texas Home Vegetable Growing Guide
• Herb gardening
• Tomato Problem Solver
• Artichoke Growing Tips
• Asparagus Growing Tips
• Beets Growing Tips
• How to Build Potato Towers
• Watering Your Vegetables
• Harvesting, Handling, and Storing Vegetables
• Fertilizing
• Mulching
• Soil Solarization
• Insect Control
• Disease Control

Our Lubbock Master Gardeners built this easy Lubbock Tomato Troubleshooting Guide to help you identify the diseases which can attack tomatoes.

Companion Planting

• ✅ Good Companion: These plants thrive when grown together and offer mutual benefits.
• ❌ Incompatible: Avoid planting these together as they harm each other’s growth.
• ⚪ Neutral: No significant positive or negative effects.

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Plant	Good Companions (✅)	Incompatible (❌)	Neutral (⚪)
Tomatoes	Basil, Marigold, Garlic	Corn, Potatoes	Peppers
Carrots	Onions, Leeks, Radishes	Dill	Beans
Beans	Corn, Squash, Marigolds	Onions, Garlic	Carrots
Cucumbers	Radishes, Dill, Sunflowers	Potatoes	Beans
Peppers	Basil, Oregano, Spinach	Fennel	Lettuce
Lettuce	Carrots, Radishes, Strawberries	None	Peppers
Corn	Beans, Pumpkins, Cucumbers	Tomatoes	Squash
Basil	Tomatoes, Peppers, Oregano	Cucumbers	Onions