Hints to Go Green

KEEP GOOD BUGS AROUND----THEY EAT THE BAD BUGS

SOME GOOD BUGS

Green lacewings
Mantises
Ladybugs
Bigeyed bugs
Dragonflies
Braconid wasps
Entomopathogenic nematodes

ANOTHER WAY TO KEEP THE BAD GUYS AT BAY –BOTH BUGS AND DISEASE- IS BY PLANTING PLANTS THAT REPEL THEM.

MOST PLANTS PRODUCE CHEMICALS TO FEND OFF CERTAIN PESTS AND DISEASE.

Some of the most effective of these can be planted strategically to help protect their neighbors in your garden. Here is a list of nineteen plants and the pests they deter:

BASIL- Repels aphids, flies, mosquitoes, and mites; also has fungicidal properties. Plant around tomatoes to repel hornworms
BORAGE- Repel tomato worms
CATNIP- Repels ants, fleas and ,mosquitoes
CHAMOMILE- Repels cabbage moths
CHIVES- Plant around roses and lettuce to repel aphids
FEVERFEW- Repels moths
LAVENDER- Repels slugs
MARIGOLDS- Pests find their scent repulsive, so plant them throughout your vegetable garden. French and African varieties eliminate nematode from the soil.
MINT- Repels aphids, cabbage moths and cabbage worms. Plant in containers, though, or it will take over your garden.
NASTURTIUM- Repels aphids and whiteflies. Plant around fruit trees, cucumbers and squash.
ONION- Repels ants
OREGANO- Repels cucumber beetle
PENNYROYAL- Repels ants
PETUNIA- Repels aphids, leafhoppers, Mexican bean beetles
RADISH- Plant around cucumbers and squash to trap beetles
ROSEMARY- Deters cabbage moth, bean beetles and carrot fly
RUE- Repels Japanese beetles, flies, fleas and ants. Keep away from Basil, though, because neither will grow if planted together. (Also repels cats)
THYME- Deters cabbage worms and slugs
TOMATOES- Plant around asparagus to repel asparagus beetles