{"id":7776,"date":"2009-02-18T10:41:45","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T10:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/2009\/02\/18\/keep-garden-pests-away-with-companion-planting-4\/"},"modified":"2020-11-03T03:38:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T08:38:57","slug":"keep-garden-pests-away-with-companion-planting-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/keep-garden-pests-away-with-companion-planting-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Garden Pests Away with Companion Planting"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"43\" class=\"article_box\" style=\"width: 43px; height: 64px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"sm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"497\" alt=\"Some plants, like marigolds, can be planted alongside your garden vegetables to attract beneficial insects or deter insect pests. Photo by Rachael Brugger (HobbyFarms.com)\" src=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/image_transfer\/crops-gardening\/companion-planting_400.jpg\" border=\"0\"  title=\"Some plants, like marigolds, can be planted alongside your garden vegetables to attract beneficial insects or deter insect pests. Photo by Rachael Brugger (HobbyFarms.com)\" \/><br \/><em>Photo by Rachael Brugger<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Whether flea beetles are making lace out of your eggplants or\u00a0<a title=\"Tips for Pest-free Tomatoes\" href=\"\/hobby-farms-web-exclusives\/pest-free-tomatoes-tips.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tomato hornworms<\/a> are stripping your favorite slicing <a title=\"How to Grow Tomatoes\" href=\"\/crops-and-gardening\/how-to-grow-tomatoes.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tomatoes<\/a>, we\u2019ve all battled\u00a0<a title=\"13 Headache-inducing Garden Pests and How to Control Them\" href=\"\/crops-and-gardening\/13-garden-pests-and-how-to-control-them.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">insect pests<\/a> in the garden. Fortunately, besides handpicking, relying on organic insecticidal soaps or employing lightweight floating row covers, organic gardeners have another weapon in their <a title=\"Pest Patrol: Integrated Pest Management\" href=\"\/crops-and-gardening\/integrated-pest-management.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">integrated pest management <\/a>arsenal: companion planting. With the right combinations of companion plants and decoy plants, you can rid your garden of destructive pests and enjoy your favorite vegetables with fewer worries.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"news_title\">How Does Companion Planting Work?<\/span><br \/> By planting particular plants near one another, you can keep some insects at bay. Some companion plant combinations drive insect pests away, while others attract beneficial insects that, in turn, help keep the numbers of harmful insects in check. Still other combinations work to &#8220;trap\u201d or isolate certain kinds of insects. Some companion-plant combinations can even do all three!<\/p>\n<p>For the best results, you should have a good mix of perennial herbs and flowers along garden borders and interspersed with your vegetable crops. While it\u2019s true that companion planting won&#8217;t guarantee pest-free produce, it certainly can help to make a dent in the numbers of problem insects.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"news_title\">Common Companion Plants<\/span><br \/> Marigolds and pot marigolds (aka <a title=\"My Favorite Fall Things\" href=\"\/hobby-farms-editorial-blogs\/cherie-langlois\/favorite-fall-things.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calendula<\/a>) re some of the most well-known companion plants. The scent of marigolds deters cabbage maggots, Mexican bean beetles, aphids and many other pests, and calendula turns off tomato hornworms and <a title=\"Pest Alert: Asparagus Beetles\" href=\"\/hobby-farms-editorial-blogs\/jessica-walliser\/keep-asparagus-beetles-away.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asparagus beetles<\/a>. Plant both along crop rows and between plants for a little extra color and added insect protection.<\/p>\n<p>Other <a title=\"Herb Basics: Growing Herbs\" href=\"\/crops-and-gardening\/herb-basics-14876.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">herbs<\/a>, while be delicious additions to the dinner table, also double as great companion plants. For trouble in the\u00a0<a title=\"Crop Profile: Cabbage\" href=\"\/crops-and-gardening\/cabbage-crop-profile.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cabbage<\/a> patch, try thyme, which is thought to ward off cabbage worms, and peppermint, to help keep cabbage butterflies away. Plant catnip amongst your potatoes, as it repels the pesky Colorado potato beetle, or near your cucumbers and eggplant, as it drives off flea beetles and squash bugs, too. <a title=\"12 Edible Flowers That Are Pollinator-friendly, Too!\" href=\"\/crops-and-gardening\/edible-flowers-that-are-pollinator-friendly.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nasturtiums<\/a>, likewise, can deter squash bugs, assorted beetles and some types of aphids.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, some of the very plants that are repellent to insect pests\u2014like peppermint and thyme\u2014are quite attractive to beneficial insects that feed on aphids, mealy bugs and other troublemakers.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a particular insect foe, use the companion plants below to keep them at bay:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aphids<\/strong><br \/> Sometimes found feeding on young cabbage heads, on the undersides of lettuce or spinach leaves, or even on sweet corn tassels, aphids are among the most common insect pests. Thankfully, the larvae of green lacewings and ladybugs, as well as adult ladybugs, will eat large numbers of these soft-bodied freeloaders. Plants with clusters of tiny flower heads, like yarrow, coriander, Queen Anne&#8217;s lace, fennel and dill, will attract both ladybugs and green lacewings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caterpillar<\/strong><br \/> Many types of caterpillar wreak havoc on cabbage, as well as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and assorted greens. The good news is that you can enlist predatory wasps to do them in. To attract the tiny, stingless helpers, try many of the same plants that appeal to lacewings and ladybugs along with lemon balm, parsley, chamomile, peppermint and catnip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leafhoppers<\/strong><br \/> While eggplant, tomatoes,\u00a0<a title=\"Video: How to Plant Potatoes\" href=\"\/hobby-farms-videos\/plant-potatoes.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">potatoes<\/a> and\u00a0<a title=\"How to Grow Beans\" href=\"\/crops-and-gardening\/how-to-grow-beans.aspx\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beans<\/a> often fall victim to leafhoppers, leafhoppers, in turn, can fall prey to the larvae of hover flies, which are attracted to many of the same plants as predatory wasps. Hover flies also will gravitate to English lavender, buckwheat, statice and sweet alyssum.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"news_title\"> Trap Crops<\/span><br \/> You can protect your produce in one other particularly tricky way. By growing &#8220;trap\u201d crops\u2014plants well-known to attract specific insect pests\u2014alongside any plants you wish to protect, you can divert attention away from your veggies and isolate the damage that problem insects can do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scented Geraniums and Four O&#8217;clocks<\/strong><br \/> While Japanese beetles can be especially troublesome, you can draw them away from your green beans or those prized roses by planting scented geraniums and four o&#8217;clocks nearby. Although the adult beetles love to eat both, the flowers of scented geraniums and the leaves of four o&#8217;clocks happen to be toxic to them. Although it won&#8217;t kill them, borage is also said to be another good Japanese beetle lure. Should you plant it as a trap crop, be prepared to handpick the insects daily to knock down their numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nasturtiums<\/strong><br \/> Another popular trap crop, nasturtiums will attract large numbers of black aphids; to control their populations, you can handpick regularly or periodically treat with an organic, insecticidal soap. For very heavily infested plants, simply rip them out and discard well away from the garden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extra Vegetables<\/strong><br \/> Planting an extra row or two of whatever vegetable you wish to grow can also work to trap and isolate insect pests, as most insect pests stay on or near the host plants from which they originally hatched. Mixing low-growing herbs in between individual vegetable plants and between rows of tomatoes, potatoes and other crops can further help to throw insects off the trail of potential host plants.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, despite our best efforts, it&#8217;s normal to experience some losses in the garden, though with the right combinations of companion and trap plants, we may not have to share as much of the harvest with insect pests.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About the Author:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"Susan Brackney\" href=\"www.susanbrackney.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Susan Brackney<\/a> writes about gardening, beekeeping, environmental affairs, the natural world and more from her home in Indiana.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduce companion plants into your garden as an additional integrated pest management strategy to keep harmful garden pests at bay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[915,1206,6852,577,27,4635,6853],"class_list":["post-7776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crops-gardening","tag-beneficial-insects","tag-companion-planting","tag-decoy-crops","tag-garden","tag-insect-pests","tag-integrated-pest-management","tag-trap-plants"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.0 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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