Insect-Deterrent Plants for the Vegetable Garden
Plant Bugs and Pests Deterred Plant Close to Asters Maximum bugs Sunflower, plant across the lawn Basil Flies and mosquitoes Tomato; keep away from planting close to rue Borage Tomato worn, cabbage worms Tomato, cabbage circle of relatives vegetation, strawberry Calendula Asparagus beetles, tomato hornworms, maximum bugs All greens and herbs Catnip Flea beetles, spittlebugs, ants, Jap beetles, weevils All greens Celery White cabbage butterfly Leek, tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, bush bean Chrysanthemum Maximum bugs, nematodes, spider mites Tomato; keep away from planting close to lettuce Useless Nettle Potato insects Potato Eggplant Colorado potato beetle Inexperienced bean, lettuce Flax (Linnum usitatissimum) Potato insects Potato, carrot Garlic Jap beetle, aphids, spider mites, different bugs, and blight Tomato, eggplant, cabbage circle of relatives vegetation; keep away from planting close to peas, beans, and different legumes Geranium Cabbageworms, corn earworms, Jap beetles, maximum bugs Interplant with greens, particularly cabbage Horseradish Potato trojan horse Potato, horseradish wishes an enduring house Henbit Maximum bugs   Hyssop Cabbage moth Cabbage circle of relatives, orchards, grapevines; keep away from planting close to radishes Marigold Just about all bugs together with Mexican bean beetles and nematodes Potato, tomato, pepper, eggplant, roses Mint Cabbage moth and ants Cabbage, tomato Mole plant(Euphorbia lathyrus) Moles, gophers, mice Area across the lawn each and every 5 ft as a barrier Nasturtium Aphids, squash insects, striped pumpkin beetles, whiteflies Beans, cabbage circle of relatives vegetation, cucumber Onion circle of relatives Maximum pests, Colorado potato beetles, carrot rust flies, spider mites Maximum greens aside from peas, beans, sage Petunia Bean pests, Mexican bean beetles, potato insects, squash insects Beans, squash, potato Pot Marigold Asparagus beetles, tomato worms, common lawn pests Asparagus, tomato, maximum greens Peppermint White cabbage butterfly Cabbage Radish Cucumber beetles, squash borers Beans, carrot, cucumber, kohlrabi, parsnip, onion, squash Rosemary Cabbage moth, bean beetle, carrot fly Beans, cabbage circle of relatives vegetation, carrot Rue Jap beetle Steer clear of pores and skin touch; don’t plant close to cabbage circle of relatives vegetation Sage Cabbage moth, carrot fly Plant with perennial greens; keep away from planting with cucumbers and rue Salsify Carrot fly Carrot circle of relatives vegetation Southernwood(Artemisia abrotanum) Cabbage moth, black aphids Cabbage circle of relatives vegetation or make a southernwood-water way to spray cabbage Summer time Savory Bean beetles Beans, onion Tansy Flying bugs, Jap beetles, striped cucumber beetles, squash insects, ants Squash, potato; keep away from planting close to collard Thyme Cabbage trojan horse Eggplant, cabbage, potato, tomato, nearly all greens, and herbs Tomato Asparagus beetle Asparagus, dill, borage Wormwood(Artemisia absinthium) Carrot fly, white cabbage butterfly, black flea beetle Don’t plant wormwood within the vegetable lawn, however leaves used to make a twig will deter bugs.

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