Alyssum, Sweet
Attracts and shelters beneficial insects like chalcid wasps, spiders, ground beetles, and bees.
Plant alongside bushy crops or under arching crops to create a living groundcover.
Cilantro/Coriander
- Good for repelling aphids, spider mites, and potato beetles. Make a coriander tea to spray for spider mites.
- A good companion for anise to help it germinate.
AVOID fennel
Marigold
May reduce nematodes in the soil
Onion
All onion family crops make great protectors, reported to discourage wildlife from eating plants and well as repelling pests like carrot rust flies, Colorado potato beetles, Japanese beetles, and aphids as well as.
- Interplant with conifers to prevent damage caused to the trees by squirrels
- Flavor improved by chamomile (sparsely) and summer savory
- All brassicas (cabbage family)
- Leeks, Beets, tomatoes, lettuce, and dill
- Interplant with carrots to confuse carrot and onion flies
- Helps strawberries stay healthy and fight off disease
- All alliums protect roses from black spot, mildew, and aphids
AVOID peas, beans, asparagus, and parsley
Perilla Red
Grow in front of tall stalked perennials.
Rue
Roses
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