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Subject: Re: Companio plants
From: gardenlen <ntbandit@globec.com.au>
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 00 03:21:08
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References: <MOD$000109.9363@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



In article <MOD$000109.9363@rec.gardens.ecosystems>,
wrote:
>
> Len says that if when he finds a plant that attracts pests
> that he leaves it alone with the thought that it will keep
> the pests off his other crops.
>
> Some of the commercial orchards plant “trap crops” around
> the orchard borders to attract and keep pests out of the
> orchard. See “Pests of the Garden and Small Farm”, a
> University of California publication, ISBN 0-931876-89-3.
>
> Trap crops can do a good job in atrracting pests. They don’t
> always do such a good job in keeping the pests out of the
> orchard.
>
> Bill
>
g'day bill,

in my garden i use them as part of a larger system of contolling pests,
any system whether it is companion plants or having all the birds
lizards frogs in the world in your garden may not do the total job, if
we aim to stay organic that is.

and i think there is still a bit of experimentation needed by gardeners
to see what is going to work in their gardens, from my experience i
wouldn't suggest any single process as being the rule of thumb.

len

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