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Companion Planting with Flowers & Herbs
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items I grow Organically on my allotment. I choose not to use any pesticides and companion plant instead. The wee beasties are my friends. Here are the most popular ones I grow to interplant throughout my veggies. To attract pest predators and to deter oth...
For a balance of the ecosystem in a garden you also need to attract natural predator insects. Lacewings are one of those insects that are not only pretty to look at but they eat Aphid and Blackfly just as Ladybirds do. That said this is a great plant...
Flowering Carrot 'Dara' - Predator Seeds
Nasturtiums are not only have edible flowers, leaves and seeds but they put on a massive display of flowers, they attract plenty of pollinators and are a magnet for black fly, so plant this near to your crops to draw the bugs away from your veggies.
Sarah Raven Nasturtium Mix
REPEL APHID- Producing an abundance of deep golden-yellow flowers with a central red blotch, 'Naughty Marietta' is a compact, showy annual, that can be used as a companion plant in the rose garden and vegetable patch to help repel aphids. The petals ...
Tagetes patula 'Naughty Marietta' - French marigold
There are so many uses for this one. It attracts bee and pollinators. It also attracts Aphid. The petals are edible and you can make tinctures and ointments as it has been used for treatment of bruises and grazes. I also grow a yellow version of this...
Calendula officinalis - English marigold, marigold, pot marigold
As well as being a great plant for deterring pests such as whitefly. The flowers, leaves and seeds of Nasturtium are all edible. The leaves have a peppery taste. I have also found that Nasturtium attracts black fly and keeps them away from my other v...
Tropaeolum minus 'Bloody Mary' - nasturtium (syn. Tropaeolum majus Bloody Mary)
Chamomile is a great summer flowering herb that attracts pollinators and Predators alike. Both beneficial to your vegetable garden. The added bonus with this one is that you can also use the flowers to make a lovely relaxing tea infusion.
Chamaemelum nobile - roman chamomile / common chamomile or Chamaemelum nobile
I always grow lots of basil plants. I plant them in my greenhouse with my tomatoes plants. This helps to fend off whitefly, spider mites, aphid and mosquitos. They are also something that goes hand in hand when cooking. I like to pinch out my basil p...
Ocimum basilicum 'Presto Genovese' - basil 'Sweet' or Ocimum basilicum 'Presto Genovese'
Sage is great herb for planting around the outside of a carrot bed. As it is known to repel carrot fly. Again it also had many uses in the kitchen.
Salvia officinalis - common sage or Salvia officinalis
Plant Along With Dwarf Narcissus For A Stunning Spring Display
Dwarf Iris collection
Garlic is one of the best companion plants for deterring pests from certain crops. With its strong scent. However it has many other qualities, including Antifungal and antibacterial compounds. A great all rounder for naturally controlling posts and d...
Garlic 'Extra Early Wight' (Autumn Planting)
Bronze fennel is a must for any companion planter. It attracts so many beneficial insects to it's flowers. Hoverflies, ladybirds, bees, wasps, i find mine xoveres in ladybird larvae every year. It also perennial so once you have it it's low maintenan...
Fennel Bronze Seeds - 500 Seeds
As part of the allium family chives are a great herb to plant under your apple trees. The smell is said to deter codling moth caterpillars from climbing the tree to burrow into your apples and are also said to prevent apple scab. A natural method of ...
Mr Fothergill's 11228 Herb Seeds, Chives, Green