** GROW YOUR VEGGIES ORGANICALLY AT HOME ** Lets look at a good way to keep Garden pests away, but to also grow Organically, as more and more Families are becoming concerned with growing healthy Vegetables and Fruits, without the use of chemicals or pesticides. One of the big things you can do is to select plants for your garden that will help control Your insect pests. These plants will either invite beneficial insects or help repel the harmful ones. Using plants for Pest Control will cut down on your workload in the Garden, and is what they call Companion Planting. You will want to plant your Companion Plants at the same time you do your regular Garden Veggies for best results (THE SEED GUY has an Heirloom Seed package listed below that contains several of the top Companion Plant Seeds). It is always important that you experiment to find out what works best for your situation. Here are the best Companion Plants for the job: ARTEMISIA - This plant produces a strong antiseptic aroma that repels most insects. Planted as a border, it can also deter small animals like Rabbits and moles. BASIL -The oils in Basil are said to repel thrips, flies and mosquitoes. Planted alongside Tomatoes, will help you to grow larger, tastier tomatoes. BEE BALM- I love this plant because it attracts bees to my garden. It is another plant that you can grow with your Tomatoes. BORAGE - Borage repels Tomato horn worms and cabbage worms, and also attracts beneficial bees and wasps. Borage also adds trace elements to the soil. CATNIP - This plant repels just about everything, including flea beetles, aphids, Japanese beetles, squash bugs, ants, and weevils. CHIVES - Chives are great plants to repel Japanese beetles and carrot rust flies. It has also been said that Chives will help prevent scab when planted among apple trees. CHRYSANTHEMUMS - When I do use an insecticide I use one made from chrysanthemums called Pyrethrum. This all-natural pesticide can help control things like roaches, ticks, silverfish, lice, fleas, bedbugs, and to control ants in certain parts of the garden. In the garden white flowering chrysanthemums are said to drive away Japanese beetles, and Painted Daisy kills root nematodes. DAHLIAS - Dahlias repel nematodes and the blooms are great for adding some color to flower borders and fresh arrangements. DILL - Dill is best planted with Cucumbers and Onion varieties. During the cool season It can also be planted with Lettuce. Dill attracts Hoverflies and predatory wasps, and its foliage is used as food by swallowtail butterfly caterpillars. Tomato horn worms are also attracted to Dill, so if you plant it at a distance, you can help draw these destructive insects away from your Tomatoes. Dill repels aphids and spider mites. Sprinkling Dill leaves on squash plants will also repel squash bugs. GARLIC - In addition to its great taste and health benefits, Garlic planted near roses repels aphids. It also deters coddling moths, Japanese beetles, root maggots, snails, and carrot root fly. When planted alongside Onions, they also deter moles and mice. HYSSOP - Hyssop is great for attracting honeybees to the garden, and you will need them for pollination of some of your Veggies. LAVENDER - Lavender is a favorite among many beneficial insects, including bees, and also repels fleas and moths. MARIGOLDS - The Marigold is probably the most well known plant for repelling insects. French marigolds repel Whiteflies and kill bad nematodes. Mexican marigolds are said to keep away a host of destructive insects and wild rabbits as well. If you choose marigolds for your garden they must be scented to work as a good repellant. And while this plant drives away many bad bugs, it also attracts spider mites and snails--which are good. NASTURTIUMS- You can plant Nasturtiums with my Tomatoes and Cucumbers as a way to fight off wooly aphids, white flies, Squash bugs, and Cucumber beetles. The flowers, especially the yellow blooming varieties, act as a trap for aphids. PETUNIAS - They are great to have for color in your garden, and you get the added benefit that they repel Asparagus beetles, leaf hoppers, and a range of aphids, Tomato worms, and a good many other pests. ROSEMARY-Deters Cabbage moth, Bean beetles and the Carrot fly SUNFLOWERS - I use Sunflowers as a way to draw aphids away from my other plants. Ants move their colonies onto Sunflowers. The Sunflowers are tough enough that they suffer no damage. THYME-Deters Cabbage worm At THE SEED GUY, we have a great 60 Variety Heirloom Seed package that is Small Farm Grown, fresh from 2014 harvest, has 26,000 Seeds, and contains several of the Companion Plants listed above ( Note--Weve just added French Marigolds, Borage, and Chrysanthemums to package ) You will get 50 Veggie/ Fruit Seed varieties and 10 Herb varieties. You can order this package at our website theseedguy/78-the-60-variety-survival-heirloom-seed-package.html We are a Trusted Seed Seller, and have over 24,200 Likes on our page from Happy Families and Fans. If you LIKE US on our Facebook page, you will be on our List for more great Gardening Articles and New Seed Offerings. Thank you and God Bless You and Your Family https://facebook/theseedguy
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:50:38 +0000
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