So the garden is now planted and it is now time to think about keeping our plants healthy so we can reap the benefits of tasty produce! Herbs are easy to grow, add flavour to our food AND can help protect our plants from bugs and other pests. So think about planting a few of these herbs around your vegetable beds -- you will thank them! Here is a full listing of Companionable Herbs (taken from Tips for the Lazy Gardener by Linda Tilgner)
- Basil: Companion to tomatoes, dislikes rue. Repels flies and mosquitoes.
- Borage: Companion to tomatoes, squash, and strawberries; deters tomato worm
- Caraway: Plant here and thre; loosens soil.
- Catnip: Plant in borders; deters flea beetle.
- Camomile: Companion to cabbages and onions.
- Chervil: Companion to radish.
- Chives: Companion to carrots.
- Dead Nettle: Companion to potatoes; deters potato bug.
- Dill: Companion to cabbage; dislikes carrots
- Fennel: Most plants dislike it; plant away from gardens.
- Flax: Companion to carrots, potatoes; deters potato bug.
- Garlic: Plant near roses and raspberries; deteres Japanese beetles.
- Horseradish: Plant at corners of potato patch' deters potato bug.
- Henbit: General insect repellant.
- Hyssop: Companion to cabbage and grapes; deters cabbaage moth; dislikes radishes.
- Marigolds: Plant throughout garden; it discourages Mexican bean bettles, nematodes, and other insects. The workhorse of companion plants.
- Mole Plant: Deters moles and mice if planted around garden.
- Nasturtium: Companion to radishes, cabbage, and cucurbits; plant under fruit trees; deters aphics, squash bugs, striped pumpkin beetles.
- Petunia: Companion to beans.
- Rosemary: Companion to cabbage, bean, carrots, and sage; deters cabbage moth, bean beetles, and carrot fly.
- Rue: Companion to roses and raspberries; deters Japanese beetles; dislikes sweet basil.
- Sage: Plant with rosemary, cabbage, and carrots; dislikes cucumbers; deters cabbage moth, carrot fly.
- Summer Savory: companion to beans and onions; deters bean beetles.
- Tansy: Plant under fruit trees; companion to roses and raspberries; deters flying insects, Japanese beetles, striped cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and ants.
- Thyme: Companion to cabbage, deters cabbage worm.
- Wormwood: As a border, it keeps animals from the garden.
- Yarrow: Plant along borders, paths and near aromatic herbs; enhances production of essential oils.
So the garden is now planted and it is now time to think about keeping our plants healthy so we can reap the benefits of tasty produce! Herbs are easy to grow, add flavour to our food AND can help protect our plants from bugs and other pests. So think about planting a few of these herbs around your vegetable beds -- you will thank them! Here is a full listing of Companionable Herbs (taken from Tips for the Lazy Gardener by Linda Tilgner)
2 comments:
I have a ring of nasturtiums around half of my winter squashes, hoping it does it's stuff! Have you used it before?
Thanks for posting this! So helpful :)
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