Gardening tips- get rid of nasty garden bugs organically with herbs

Gardening tips- get rid of nasty garden bugs organically with herbs

Good Companion for your veggie

patch – just plant HERBS

Herbs are good companions for vegetables in the garden. They can even assist in keeping some pests ( didn’t mean you.. did i .. ? ) away.

BASIL is loved by bees but aphids and fruit fly don’t like it. It can be used as an ornamental border around the tomato patch. Though not a total deterrent to fruit fly it can help.  
CHIVES are almost never attacked by disease or insects. Chives and parsley grow well together

 
CORIANDER grows well with dill and anise but not with fennel  

DILL benefits carrots and tomatoes as it lures pests. Dill attracts bees and repels white cabbage butterfly.

FENNELL is not good for beans, tomatoes and coriander.

PARSLEY is good near tomatoes and roses. Parsley and chives make good companions.

     
SAGE protects carrots against carrot-fly and cabbage against the white cabbage butterfly.   

  

You can make your own safe spray for deterring insects from your crops by the following method:

Select suitable herbs such as crushed garlic, tansy leaves or wormwood leaves.
Younger leaves of a plant are the best to use. Place into a saucepan and cover with water and bring to the boil, for several minutes. Take away from the heat and strain the water off. Dilute this mixture with four times the amount of water and use at once. Pour into a spray bottle and spray your crops.

The sludgy mess left can be added to the compost heap.

 

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This spray is fully safe to humans and animals but repels some pests.
LADYBIRDS are the gardeners’ most useful insect friend. They will eat aphids and also scale insects and mites and the bean beetle.

Plant marigolds throughout your garden as the roots give off a substance which drives away the eel-worm. They are good to plant near potatoes, tomatoes and roses.

HANDY GARDENING  HINT

- Pepper sprinkled on wet leaves will protect them from caterpillars. You can spray a mixture of garlic “tea” and pepper to discourage caterpillars.

To make your own capers- soak nasturtium seeds is salt water for several hours. Rinse and pack in small glass jars. Boil a white wine vinegar and fill jars while still hot. Seal tightly and leave for one month before using.