Subject: Re: Plants to protect our veggies From: gardenlen <ntbandit@globec.com.au> Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy. Date: Wed, 05 Jan 00 15:06:31 Message-ID: <MOD$000105.1258@rec.gardens.ecosystems> References: <MOD$000104.6479@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
In article <MOD$000104.6479@rec.gardens.ecosystems>,
Bubblegumlake@webtv.net (Roy Turner) wrote: > > What a terrible harvest I had last year due to fusarium wilt, and
other > diseases, the insects that cause a lot of them, and those darned > Japanese beetles. > Lets start a thread on what we can plant around our veggies to protect > them, ie things that repel the bad guys and draw the good guys. > I am going to get more nematodes this year than last year, and cover > lots of area to get the grubs of those nasty beetles. And I want to
do > some smart companion planting as well. > I know we can come up with some great ideas. > Becky > >
g'day becky,
sounds like you may need to do some research into rotational gardening
as well, this helps in not letting things like nematodes getting a
start and settling in. i use a lot of garlic/garlic chives and
marigolds around my beds this is my second season as organic and with a
very functional integrated pest management (ipm) system working this
year i had great results, at present i'm way ahead of the bugs in what
i've eaten.
i think for a system like this to work companion planting alone may not
give you the results, i think you really need to cahnge your won little
eco' system.
len
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