Skip to main content

Use Companion Plants to Naturally Control Pests

By
Colorado potato beetle
When bush beans are planted with potatoes, they will protect them from the Colorado potato beetle, one of the most destructive bugs that attack potatoes. This is a mutually beneficial relationship, as the potato, in turn, protects the beans from the Mexican bean beetle. 

Use Companion Plants to Naturally Control Pests

Companion plants excel at natural pest control.
Some companion plants help those around them by attracting insects that would typically attack the other plants, and some are attracted to trees and bushes that in turn attract birds that catch flying insects.

Sometimes two different plants are able to repel different unwanted insects from each other – so they work in harmony together. See the example at left about how bush beans and potatoes work together.

Learn more from the Series Of Expert "How To" Vegetable Gardening Books
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sweet Purple White Bicolor Dianthus

By
Bi-color Dianthus Dianthus barbatus 'Sweet Purple White Bicolor'  A reliable repeat bloomer perennial with fragrant blooms that feature purple-pink petals with a darker purple center. Ideal for drawing in butterflies and hummingbirds while also being sun tolerant. The beautiful flowers of this perennial appear in late spring and last until mid-summer with infrequent re-blooming until frost. Height: 18-36 in  Spread: 10-12 in Spacing: 10-14 in
1 comment
Read more

Fanfare Blaze Blanket Flower-Beauty and power

By
Gaillardia aristata Fanfare Blaze (Blanket Flower) Fanfare Blaze Blanket Flower Light Needs: Full sun Watering Needs: Once established, needs only occasional watering Average Landscape Size: Compact mounds reach 12-16 in. tall, 18-24 in. wide. Key Feature: Long Bloom Season Blooms: Early spring to fall Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Mass Planting, Rock Garden Get started with a variety of Gaillardia Blanket Flower seeds . The Fanfare Blaze Blanket Flower is simply amazing! Blooming from early Spring right on through Fall, this Blanket Flower is ideal for providing warmth to any garden flower bed. Consider alternating between the Fanfare Blaze and Black-Eyed Susans . Image courtesy of gardencrossings.com View on Pinterest Both are great looking & long lasting perennials and are hardy enough to take a beating.
Post a Comment
Read more

Thornless Loganberry-a tasty treat

By
Thornless Loganberry Unique homegrown treat! This natural cross between a blackberry and red raspberry produces long, tasty, dark red berries that are great for fresh eating, juices, pies, syrups, jams, jellies and wines. It trails like a blackberry but harvests like a raspberry with the flavor a unique marriage of the two. Because the fruits ripen at different times on the bush, it is not widely produced commercially and therefore remains a unique home-grown treat. Ripens early in mid-late summer. Grows 8-10'. Properties Colors: Dark Red Deer Resistant: No Max Height (feet): 6 Plant Lighting: Full Sun Season Color: Summer Spread: 2-3' Zones:6-10 Purchase Today !  
Post a Comment
Read more