Saturday 18 February 2023

Insect Repellent Plants





Sweet Basil

Rosemary 

Marigold



Lavender

Lemon Grass

Lemon Balm



Peppermint

Thyme 

Catnip




Seeds for all but the Lavender & Catnip can be obtained from Seeds To Suit for a very nominal amount and if you use the MANVSLUG10 Code at the checkout you will get 10% Off 

Not mentioned above but Mint repels a gaggle of pests, including cabbage white larvae, aphids and Flea Beetles 

Nasturtium not on the image above is a good companion plant that goes down a treat on the dining room table. On the plot these colourful annuals attract insects whose larvae eat aphids, while the flowers scent draws blackfly away from vegetables and hoverflies adore the orange flowers. Seed Too Suit Nasturtium Tom ThumbNasturtium Whirlybird Mix 

I tend to grow Limnanthes Douglass Poached Egg Plants around my runner beans, as they attract hoverflies to reduce aphid populations.

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