TYPES OF PEST CONTROL

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February/March 1997
 
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Companion Planting

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I have been planting rows of beans next to rows of potatoes for over 20 years, because I read somewhere that the beans would discourage Colorado beetles and potatoes would discourage Mexican bean beetles. I am seldom bothered with Mexican bean beetles, but if the beans have had an effect on the potato beetles it has been very inconsistent. It says in Organic Plant Protection, by the editors of Organic Gardening and Farming magazine (Rodale Press, Inc., Emmaus, PA, 18049) that nasturtiums will repel aphids. In my experience I would be more likely to believe that nasturtiums are a catch plant for aphids.

It seems to me that companion planting is a nice idea but that the information available may be more anecdotal than scientific. Tansy is suppose to repel lots of insects, but who wants bales of tansy in the fall even if it would be great on the compost pile?

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