Save Your Veggies, Plant Some Flowers

February 4, 2009 · Print This Article

As you stare out of your windows at the frozen tundra of your backyard and dream of your spring garden, be certain to add a few flowers to the list. There are assured types of flowers and herbs that will repel harmful bugs naturally from your garden. that is a great way to keep your garden organic.

Marigolds keep the aphids, Mexican bean beetles, squash bugs, thrips, tomato hornworms, whiteflies and nematodes away. They will particularly benefit your tomatoes.
Nasturtium will discourage Colorado potato bugs, squash bugs, and whiteflies from entering your vegetable plot.
Got mosquitoes? Try
growing some basil.
Peppermint is another great herb to grow in the garden as it keeps away the ants, white cabbage moths, aphids, and flea beetles.

You can start growing all of these from seed indoors now for planting in the spring.

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