Choose appropriate locations:Determine where in your yard you want to plant these repellent species. Consider areas prone to caterpillar infestations or those with valuable plants you wish to protect. Companion planting:Plant repellent species like peppermint, lavender, mugwort, and sage alongside your ...
Mugwort Sage Can be very discouraging to caterpillars and a number of other pests. #5 – Rotate your crops for Caterpillar Control.Don’t plant the same type of plants in the same place year after year. This gives moths and caterpillars a chance to establish themselves. Rotate your crops to...
because what’s one person’s weed is another person’s wildflower. I know a lot of people like to grow Queen Anne’s lace, or wild carrot [Daucus carota], because it’s pretty, it’s beautiful. But it’s quite invasive once it takes hold. ...
” the plant everyone loves to hate, or that I repeatedly responded with an enthusiastic “Yes!” when asked: “Does it spread?” My fellow gardeners, trained to panic in the face of plants that refuse to be kept down
Mugwort and Nodding onion Pineapple weed Snowbrush, Sweetfern, and Sagebrush, Wild bergamot, Wormwood, and Vanilla Leaf Method 2 Using Plants to Make Sprays and Rubs 1 Crush and rub certain mosquito-repelling plants onto your skin. This is great if you are going some place where your mosquit...