What to plant next to cabbage to protect from pests: summer residents were told what to do
The proximity of vegetable crops in the beds determines the future harvest. Therefore, experienced gardeners try to create a planting plan.
This way you can preserve the harvest and prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told what to plant next to cabbage.
In addition to the fact that cabbage is not planted where cruciferous vegetables grew, there are several other important points to understand.
Neighbors for cabbage
1. The easiest option is to sow dill, the smell of which the cabbage moth cannot stand.
The smell of tarragon is not liked by leaf miners.
Sage repels butterflies that like to leave their offspring on cabbage leaves.
You can also sow mint, basil, thyme, wormwood, marigolds, calendula, and chamomile.
2. You can grow garlic or onions nearby, the smell of which many pests cannot stand.
3. Cucumbers and squashes, pumpkins, watermelons or melons are used as a living fence against snails and slugs. The gastropods will not crawl through the prickly stems of these plants.
Earlier we told you when to do the first feeding of carrots .
