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Marigolds

pclark42pclark42 Posts: 186
in Fruit & veg
I have forgotten what someone said, should I plant marigolds with cabbage to keep the cabbage whites away? or was it something totally different.

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Carrot fly!
  • SkylarksSkylarks Posts: 379
    Nasturtiums?
  • agnes16agnes16 Posts: 1
    Apparently, the roots of the marigolds attract nematodes but nobody knows what happens next.  
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Nothing keeps cabbage whites away oh not growing brassicas maybe,!!
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    The cabbage plants on my allotment were crawling with caterpillars last year and I got plenty of unsolicited advice but in the end I decided I prefer butterflies to cabbage so li just left them and now I buy my cabbages. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    This keeps cabbage whites away 
    and it does no harm to wildlife ... it is a bit difficult clambering in to harvest the broccoli at that angle tho 🤪 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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