sacrificial basil

[fishpiss]

Does anyone else do this?

 

I'm also a bit of a vege grower and have noticed that my basil plants are always getting chewed to bits by grasshoppers. The last couple of years I've grown a few basil bushes around my plants and have noticed that it does seem to keep the grasshoppers off them.

 

(sacrificial basil - It'd make a great name for a band as well)

Edited September 16, 2015 by fishpiss

[itchybromusic]

look in to planting to attract beneficials , bees praying mantis ect https://www.greenharvest.com.au/SeedOrganic/FlowerSeeds/GoodBugMix.html

[cap'n yNg]

look in to planting to attract beneficials , bees praying mantis ect https://www.greenharvest.com.au/SeedOrganic/FlowerSeeds/GoodBugMix.html

Awesome itchy, just what I could do with! thanks for the link

[itchybromusic]

Awesome itchy, just what I could do with! thanks for the link

 

 

No worries Cap

you can get right into it with year round cover cropping , when they flower you chop & leave where they fall , mulch  

Green Manure Mix https://www.edenseeds.com.au/?name=Category-Detail-Seeds&category=Green-Manure-Mix

 

cover cropping / mulching can be used indoors as well 

Edited September 17, 2015 by itchybromusic

[Jagged]

i used 2 cabbages last year, snails and slugs and whatever destroyed them through the year but ganja was left.

[Frank Reynolds]

I remember hearing some old vineyards have a rose bush at the ends of each row, as they get attacked by insects first allows for easier check up. Not sure if it's a common thing.

 

 

Can also try growing plenty of garlic around, it's pretty good at keeping pests at bay in the veggie garden for me at least.

[itchybromusic]

that's what it's all about , deter the bad guys & attract the good ones , good guys outcompete bad 

[itchybromusic]

Herbal Constituents 

The Chemistry Of Medicinal Plants 

http://herbalconstituents.com/herbalconstituentsbook.html

 

Natural Healing With Herbs for A Healthier You

http://www.herballegacy.com/Single_Herbs.html

 

found someone else had posted these links & thought they were handy 

Edited September 18, 2015 by itchybromusic