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Last summer I planted supermarket Garlic in a pot, after a few weeks it died off (summer and garlic growing don't seem to mix) but it served the purpose of keeping whitefly from setting up base in my greenhouse. I also grew Basil and that seems to ward them off too. This year I am going to try keeping a pot of marigolds to see if that can ward them off. Has anyone else tried this? I can vouch that growing garlic in the autum\winter\spring and no garden nasties go near it (apart from Cats, another story).
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Basil certainly helps in my green house as do calendula or pot marigolds, both I found to be great at control. You also have the benefit of the fact that tomatoes and basil are a match made in heaven for the kitchen. -
Never had a probem with whitefly in the green house but always grow basil there as find it doesn't do well outdoors (unlike coriander which gets on fine). Maybe that's the answer.
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You can also hang up those sticky yellow cards which attract whitefly as an aditional measure. I have however found that basil and calendula do it very well.Comment
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Another vote for basil (purple and green) growing in the greenhouse with the toms, aubs & cuke, also a couple of French marigolds to entice the pollinators in.
Seems to work and as has already been noted you're rewarded with vast quantities of basil - fresh pesto YES please!
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Pigletwillie, the only thing about the yellow sticky cards is they catch the good insects as well as the bad ones.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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That is a downside Bramble which is why I just use basil and calendula. I just pointed it out as a further option. I prefer ladybirds, hoverflies and the like to eat my bugs.Comment
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