Semi organic allotment: companion plants?

[tamarindl]

i'm going to get an allotment and would like to grow some veg and flowers/plants. i would like to be as organic as i can but appricate that other people will probably be using pestacides etc. would like any info on companion planting so that i can try to keep down pests naturally.

thanks in advance.

[bigredbox]

I know marigolds go next to carrots, to keep carrot fly at bay.

The flys can't smell the carrots for the flowers apharentley?

[Strix]

You can get boxes for lacewing breeding - to keep the aphids down naturally.

 

And don't let ants thrive on your plot coz they 'farm' the aphids to harvest the sticky residue they produce.

 

Aphids like the tender green shoots at the growing tips of plants. Have a check twice a week for the appearance of these blighters, and if found, remove the whole infected area of the plant - usually just a couple of not-yet-formed leaves.

 

I'd like to know more about companion planting too

[Leila]

I've just had a go at aphid removal on my broccoli by hosing them down with ecover washing up liquid, will report back if it actually works!

[Strix]

I thought it had to be soap rather than detergent?

It blocks the breathing holes down their sides

[willman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/organic_companionplanting.shtml

 

 

 

try this site for some info.

i have no idea what tansy is but i think it is similar to ragwort which is poisonous to lots of animals & is regulated by DEfRa