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    Companion planting marigolds?

    Last year I had a bit of a greenfly/blackfly outbreak in the greenhouse, and I've just been reading that you can plant marigolds next to your veg, and it helps to stop the little blighters.
    Anyone know if this really does help?
    And is there any special type of marigold I should be looking for? I was just looking at seeds online and there are so many different varieties, I'm not sure what type to get, and does it make any difference?
    Thanks!
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    I tried this last year with French Marigolds, the slugs loved them, I was left with just Marigold stems
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    • #3
      I put French Marigolds in the greenhouse - haven't had a whitefly problem since I've been doing it - but yes I do have to protect them from slugs, along with everything else!
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      • #4
        French Marigolds protect against whitefly, not greenfly or blackfly

        English Marigolds (Calendula) attract hoverflies, whose young feed on green/blackfly
        Last edited by Two_Sheds; 28-03-2009, 05:56 PM. Reason: clarity
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        • #5
          No but they bring in beneficial insects and while I did have a problem with aphids at the start of the year on my chillies in the greenhouse, once the french marigolds started flowering in earnest, they all went away.
          No whitefly for me either.
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          • #6
            So alternating French Marigolds and English (is that calendula? I always mix them up) might be a good strategy for protecting my peppers/aubergines?

            Do they work best in the same growbag or is being in a pot nearby good enough? I was planning to sow lots of French Marigold anyway as the slugs liked them so much last year that they didn't get around to eating my tomatoes/courgettes.

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            • #7
              I put french marigolds in tubs with my toms,and calendula in my runner bean bed as seems to help with pollinaters coming in(plus the petals are edible so extra 'salad' crop) :-) ...don't try eating french ones though!

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              • #8
                English Marigolds? I've always known Calendula as Scotch Marigold.

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                • #9
                  Calendula are also called Pot Marigolds because they can be used in the pot and also grown in them. :-)

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