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5 familiar plants that will protect your garden from pests: not everyone knows about this
08.02.2023 07:59
Updated: 13.04.2023 22:33
In the garden you can find hordes of insects: some help the garden, others harm the plants.
Getting rid of the latter is one of the problems that worries gardeners every year.
Simple methods can help create an environment in the garden that will attract insects that will help protect plants from pest infestations.
What insects are attracted to the garden
In the garden, you can control cabbage worms, aphids, earwigs, whiteflies, if you attract ladybugs, lacewings, hoverflies, earwigs to the garden. Plants that provide shelter and food for beneficial insects will help with this.
Yarrow
The flower will attract beneficial beetles and butterflies to the garden, which enjoy the nectar of this plant.
Yarrow flowers range in color from red to yellow, and white ones are also found.
Calendula
The flowers of this plant, due to their small size, blend in with vegetable beds and attract entomophages, which in turn provide protection from nematodes that spoil the roots.
The root system of calendula is toxic to nematodes, which prefer to stay away from such plants.
Sweet alyssum
A low plant can be planted near taller vegetable plants: cabbage, chard.
The perennial has a pleasant sweet smell and attracts carnivorous insects.
Echinacea
Flowers familiar to many are able to attract butterflies and insects that like sweet nectar.
The plant will thrive on the sunny side of the site and does not require close care.
Goldenrod
An unpretentious plant will help attract entomophages to the garden. You won't have to look after goldenrod: the plant grows quickly and will require more space.
