| You've struggled, you've toiled and, at last, you are | | | | Garlic is said to have the same effect of repelling |
| satisfied with your garden. It just couldn't be better. | | | | such pests. Garlic actually collects sulfur, which is a |
| But what's this? Pests! Now you've got to prevent | | | | natural fungicide, and can greatly increase disease |
| the invasion of destructive bugs in your garden. | | | | prevention. |
| Here's the best kind of gardening advice you can find | | | | - Beans for corn. A pest infestation on corn crops |
| for that purpose: Try growing companion plants. | | | | can be very harmful, even dangerous for the entire |
| Companion plants are very useful to gardeners or | | | | farm or the surrounding area. Growing beans in the |
| farmers. They have natural substances in them that | | | | garden or backyard will help to attract beneficial |
| will repel or attract insects. In specific cases, they can | | | | insects that will prey on and help to eradicate the |
| even increase the growth rate of plants, even | | | | common pests that haunt corn fields. Armyworms, |
| improve the flavors these plants produce. Not only | | | | leaf beetles and leaf hoppers will all be but sad |
| that but they help to bring a balanced ecosystem to | | | | memories when bean plants accompany growing |
| the landscape. Overall then, growing companion plants | | | | corns. |
| will result in much healthier and productive plants and | | | | Sunflowers are also very good for corn. Just planting |
| better crop production. | | | | them around corn it is said will increase their yield. |
| There are many kinds of companion plants available. | | | | And if you've got aphid problems, you won't for long. |
| If this is the first you've heard of them, you'll | | | | Your unknown friends, in the form of ants, will herd |
| probably be very surprised by what you'll find. These | | | | the aphids like cattle onto the sunflowers. It's a |
| are some examples of companion plants: | | | | curious thing. The sunflowers themselves are so |
| - Tomatoes for cabbages. Some moths feed on | | | | tough that the aphids can do no more than very little |
| cabbage leaves as well, producing the same problems | | | | damage at best. |
| caused by cabbageworms. Worse, moths give birth | | | | - Nasturtiums for cucumbers. Cucumber attracts |
| to larvae at such a rapid pace that a full blown | | | | cucumber beetles. These are small insects which have |
| infestation is almost always guaranteed. | | | | strong jaws that are even able to cut right through |
| Growing tomatoes alongside cabbage plants will help | | | | the cucumbers themselves. Nasturtiums, on the other |
| ward off moths. Tomato plant emit a particular odor | | | | hand, drive off cucumber beetles and allow for the |
| that moths just can't stand. It is loathsome to them. | | | | healthy development of cucumber plants. |
| As such, moths will stay away from the garden and | | | | These are only a few of the many types of |
| lay their larvae elsewhere. - Chives or garlic for roses. | | | | companion plants that are available for you to use. |
| Roses are grown for their beautiful flowers. But | | | | Some of them are actually crop plants. Many can be |
| pests can destroy these flowers and make a quarter | | | | found in varying types of vegetable gardens. Give |
| of a year's labor go to waste. Growing chives near | | | | yourself time to discover what these companion |
| roses will help repel the usual pests that feed on rose | | | | plants are. You may surprise yourself with the |
| flowers. | | | | combinations you can create. |