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Pest-predator friendly plants from seed
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:33 pm
by toffeeman
What plants that can be grown from seed now are best for encouraging friendly predators into the garden ?
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:24 am
by Angi
phacelia, limnanthes, clover, any hardy annuals that have single flowers.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:22 pm
by Colin_M
French Marigolds are useful too. Don't know about seed, but I generally cheat and get some trays of seedlings from the garden centre.
Like Angi I'd also recommend Limnanthes (sometime sold as "Poached Egg plants") and found them useful in my greenhouse. Here they attracted Hoverflies, whose larvae were good at hoovering up the aphids on my peppers.
Colin
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:44 pm
by toffeeman
many thanks
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:55 pm
by Tigger
Marigolds and calendulas have different properties. Depending on what you want to protect, you may need both.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:02 pm
by toffeeman
Just a general question really. Trying to encourage anything and everything as long as its beneficial. Thanks again