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People advise to plant nasturtiums (have to carefully watch predictive text with that one) with carrots as a sacrificial crop.....but how close to the carrots should they be planted? Also, I read somewhere on this site to have a shallow pond for frogs/roads as they eat slugs. How close to the vegetable plot does the pond have to be? I usually have a garden alive with frogs, hedgehogs and slow worms. Are they all good for natural pest control?
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Companion planting?
'road' should be 'toad'. My edit button doesn't seem to work. Well actually the save after the edit.Originally posted by Twynyrodyn View Post -
Frogs hedgehogs and slow worms are all good for pest control - you're lucky to have them. If the pond is in commutable distance then thats fine - toad and frogs would appreciate some shady cover between the pond and the veg. bed.sigpic
1574 gin and tonics please Monica, large ones.Comment
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Not sure about the distances for companion planting. Hedgehogs, frogs, slow worms etc are all good for pest control - I wish I had a hedgehog. As much wildlife as you can encourage into your garden is great. Provide habitats for them, and encourage birds as well. Frogs seem to travel quite far so unless your garden is acres and acres just having one anywhere should be fine. Welcome to the vine by the way!Another happy Nutter...
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For our 50th Wedding Anniversary last year Christine's brother bought us tickets for lunch and a tour of Swinton Park Gardens near Ripon. Very interesting, there was certainly no room for weeds.
Sorry VeggiechickenI missed out the vital piece of information - it's mi age y'know.
Anyway. They used companion planting there which made for very dense growth but the actual vegetables looked very healthy.Last edited by oakridge; 28-02-2017, 07:17 PM.Comment
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^^^^ Do you want me to move your post to another thread, oakridge?
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The only thing I've found to save carrots from the dreaded fly is a wall, mine grow in a raised bed with a plastic cover on the top, tried all the rest, planting with Garlic or Onions to hide the scent, none worked for me.Comment
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Carrot fly can also be discouraged by Marrigolds, the scent distracts the low flying insects apparantly. Also having the carrots raised 8-10" above the surface will help. I plant marrigolds every foot or so a rows width either side of carrots (more on the prevailing wind side if you only have a few).Comment
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I have had success planting my carrots and onions together, each discouraging pests off the other. Also did well planting nasturtiums near my brassicas (some right next to the cabbages) only found 2 caterpillars on cabbages but plenty on the nasturtiums. The only problem was the nasturtiums went made, nearly took over my garden!!
Any other companion planting ideas??Comment
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Great to read you've had a successful growing season PCGreenThumb. Dont worry too much about the nasturtiums growing mad they do for all of us gardeners there easily pulled up - but i do chop mine back when they get to out of hand- they cope well with the chopping back also i grow them up and along bamboo canes so they dont overwhelm the ground especially good tied in alongside runner beans/broad beans- they really are the most beneficial for so many plants for pest deterent,so worth the chopping back effort. Hope the chart is of some extra use tooPCGreenthumb
I have had success planting my carrots and onions together, each discouraging pests off the other. Also did well planting nasturtiums near my brassicas (some right next to the cabbages) only found 2 caterpillars on cabbages but plenty on the nasturtiums. The only problem was the nasturtiums went made, nearly took over my garden!!
Any other companion planting ideas??
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