Companion planting

[dazza]

Ok growers, here is some info on companion planting. Seems like a lot of you dudes are having to use horrible chemicals like Mortein...yuk!!

Here is a simple easy way to get rid of bugs naturally, especially mites:

I have scanned it in as i couldn,t be shitted typing it out. The books are by Gorge Cervantes and Mel Frank. There will be a few forums with cervantes part 1 and two, and mel frank part 1.(couldn't get it all on one forum)

Now this definately works and i can say that as i have tried it and i will always plant garlic with my mj from now on. I had mites and about 1,5 - 2 weeks later the mites dissappeared.

A few points:

If you have a lot of bugs well established then plant more garlic closer to your sick babies(right next to it- a few bulbs at least).

Any questions let me know....

peace, respect and all that....

[dazza]

For some unknown reason i cannot upload the file, shit pc....

Look back here in a few hours i will have to type it out...

[dazza]

Okay here it is:

Most plants(mj incl.) in it's later stages produce resins or essences which can repel and even kill insects. Some of them are general repellents which affect a large range of plant pests, others affect specific species.

Generally the heavily scented plants(herbs, spices and mints) are most likely to have these qualities.

Garlic or any of the Allium(onion) family(chives,green onions) repel a braod range of pests from aphids and spidermites to rabbit and deer.

The advantages of using garlic:

They are planted easily, take up little room, require no time or care, do not have an invasive root system and are very hardy and very effective against mites. They do not need too much light and will grow allright in the shadows.

 

To plant: Get a strong type of garlic(chinese garlic is good or ask your local grocer) and plant it pointy side up about a half inch below the surface of the soli/meduium.(it will grow ok if grown right at the surface as well). It should take a few days to start shooting and at least a week and a half to two weeks until it will drive your pests away. For quicker results see if you can get some garlic already shooting(ask your local grocer, he may have some and may give it to you cheap- my local grocer did). If you have a chronic bug problem plant a few bulbs around/between your plants remembering that they must be planted close to the babies they are to protect, as their repellent qualities spread only a short distance beyond their circumference. They are most effective when planted before damage is apparent and offer long term protection.

They take a bit longer to mature that mj., so they can easily be transplanted to your next set of babies.

 

I discovered mites on the bottom of my babies and up into the centre of the plant(don't you hate that), i planted garlic the next day and a week and a half later there were no mites to be seen. I have since planted some in the herbgarden where there were mites , they have also dissappeared.

I used two bulbs per 50l pot as a rule but it all depends on how big/how many plants there are and what size pots you have. remembering they take up little room you can always plant a little extra.

if you are tired of sprays and chemicals give it a try, it sure has worked for me.

Any more info check out guides by G. Cervantes and M. Frank

peace, respect and all that