06/10/2026
Gotta love when intercropping not only works, but looks beautiful, too. Here in the hoop house, we’ve planted several lettuce varieties alongside young tomato plants, and they make a surprisingly effective team:
✅ Tomatoes grow tall with deep roots. Lettuce stays low with shallow roots, so they’re not competing for the same soil space.
✅ As the tomatoes mature, their canopy provides shade that helps extend the lettuce harvest into warmer weather.
✅ The lettuce takes advantage of intermediate water emitters on the drip line while the tomato plants are still young, making watering more efficient, too.
A little smarter. A little prettier. Just good farming.
