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A brief descriptiion of companion planting.TRANSCRIPT
Companion Planting
For the environmentFor diversity
For better vegies
By Gail Jordan 2008
Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar
Chewing away on my Myer Lemon Tree Larvae eating River Gum Leaves
Grasshoppers
Eggs of a leaf sapper and the damage their parents have committed
Companion planting can help you to get rid of the nasty bugs in your garden by:
2. Attracting good bugs who eat the bad bugs
3. Camouflage the scent or shape of your plant so that those nasty bugs do not see it.
4. Reduces the need for nasty chemicals to get rid of the nasty bugs.
White Cabbage Moth
Carnivorous Bugs
Good Bugs come in all shapes and sizes from small lacewings and 7 spotted ladybugs to
these pictured including some wasps.
Summer and Autumn flowering
Tarragon
Spring flowering Borage (Bee Balm)
Spring Chamomile
Summer Echinacea
Herbs as companion plants
Prado Red Sunflower Yellow Taget Marigolds
Federation Daisy’sGuara – Butterfly Bush
Flowers as Companion Plants
Sunflowers draw birds that eat bugs
Marigolds keep
nematodes at bay
← Leptospermum CardwellNatives are exceptionally good as
companion plants for their attractive qualities to many bugs and birds.
Australian Native Hibiscus Bush – West
Coast Gem→
Flowering bushes serve many purposes as companion plants.
They are pretty, attract birds and bugs and give the birds
somewhere to hide.
Pineapple Sage Artemisia Absinthium
(Russian Wormword)
Rambling Roses
Mugwort
Citronella Geranium
These shrubs camouflage with aroma
Artemisia Pontica (Roman Wormwood)
Nasturtiums
A good companion plant as they grow over and around and disguise shapes. The yellow variety attract aphids away from other plants and they are attractive and good to eat.
The perfect companion.
Further reading: Companion Planting in Australia by Brenda Little
Companion Gardening by Judith Wright
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