several herbs will help you determine the ones that work
best for you. The more “unpleasant” plants there are in
the garden, the sooner harmful insects will get the idea
that your garden is not a pleasant place to eat and
propagate. Using a large number of herbs also ts in
with the diversity of plant life favored by nature. Much
more research needs to be performed to determine the
optimum ages for control plants and the number of
control plants per bed. Too few plants will not control
an insect problem, and too many may reduce your
yields. Some insect controls are:
An example of using fast/slow maturing to advantage is to interplant carrots
with radishes.- Whiteflies: Marigolds—but not pot marigolds
(calendula)—and flowering tobacco. The first are
supposed to excrete substances from their roots that
the other plants absorb. When the whiteflies suck on
the other plants, they think they are on a strong-tasting
marigold and leave. The flowering tobacco plant has a
sticky substance on the underside of its leaves to which
whiteflies stick and die when they come for a meal. - Ants: Spearmint, tansy, and pennyroyal. Mint often