Have you ever heard of companion gardening? The basic thought is you place plants that certain bugs hate, next to the plants those same bugs seem to love. Here is an example. Take the tomato horn worm. As his name suggests he loves eat those tomato plants day and night. So how can we get rid of this pest without destroying our tomatoes? Plant marigold in between your tomato plants, or rows of marigolds before and after your row of tomatoes. Since tomato horn worms hate marigolds it will deter them from coming near your tomato plant. You have successfully kept a pest at bay by companion gardening.
I found this great article blog posted at ToadStool Aquaponics that will give you more ideas on plants your garden pests hate. If you have any more great ideas for companion gardening please leave a comment.
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