The natural repellents for pest control
There are many people who treat their gardens like their baby. For them the use of the fertilizers and pest repellents are not even an option they want to think of. There is no doubt that the chemical pest repellents and insecticides do have some side effects on the plants and on the garden itself. Then there is also the guilt factor for many individuals as they believe that they will be killing other forms of animals for their selfish purpose. For such individuals there are various kinds of natural insect repels that are very effective in producing their own chemicals for defence. These options can be planted along with the flowers and vegetables to keep away the insects and other forms of harmful creatures for your garden.
Ants are the most common problem in the garden. For keeping away ants the users can plant mint, pennyroyal or tansy. For keeping away the bean leaf bean leaf beetle the use of the potato, turnip and onion is good. The aphids can also be kept away by planting mints. The use of chives, garlic, coriander and the anise plants is very helpful.
The codling moth can be kept away using the common oleander while the Colorado potato bug stays away from the grebe beans, nasturtium and the coriander plants. The use of the radish plants and the tansy keeps away the cucumber beetle and the flea beetle can be kept away using the garlic, onion and the mint plants.
The imported cabbage worm can be kept away by the use of the mint, sage, hyssop and the rosemary. The planting of the garlic, larkspur, rue, tansy and the geranium can be used for keeping away the Japanese beetle. The leaf hopper can be kept away using the geranium and petunia. The use of the potato, onion, garlic, marigold, radish and petunia can keep away the Mexican bean beetle. Onions can be planted to keep away the mice and the French marigolds can be used to keep away the root know nematodes. The other plants which can be used to keep away the other insects and pests are the prostate rosemary and wormwood for slugs. The spider mites can be kept away using the onion, chives and cloves. The squash bug can be kept away with the use of the marigold, nasturtium and the tansy. The stink bug is kept away by the radish, the thrips by the marigold, the tomato hornworm by the sage, borage and the marigold and the whitefly by the marigolds and the nasturtium. Carefully planning these between the other flowers and plants in you garden will not only keep your garden healthy but also help you have your own spices and vegetables garden.
