Protect your harvest from cabbage loopers and other pests with these beneficial cabbage companion plants.
Some will even enhance the flavor of your cabbages, improve soil health, and attract beneficial insects.
When grown near cabbage, marigolds repel cabbage loopers, and they keepaphids and thripsat bay.
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Rosemary
Rosemaryis an exceptional cabbage companion plant that is bothlow-maintenanceand drought-tolerant.
You may prefer to grow it in pots near your vegetable garden.
Celery
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Cabbage andceleryare often used together in recipes, and theygrow together in garden bedsbeautifully.
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These plants both thrive in cooler weather and love rich, moist soil and plenty of water.
Beyond having similar growing needs, celerys aroma can deter the dreaded cabbage looper.
On top of that,ladybugsand lacewings are drawn to dill flowers, and they keepaphid populationsin check.
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Geraniums
Ornamentalgeraniumsare popular choices for flower beds and container gardens.
Specifically, geraniums can improve the look and growth of cabbage by repelling pests like cabbage loopers andJapanese beetles.
Strawberries planted near cabbage develop cabbage looper infestations, while pole beans and bush beans attract aphids.
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The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.Gardening Best Friends: Allium and Roses.
Alabama Cooperative Extension.Magnesium Important to Vegetable Growth.
Oregon State University Cooperative Extension.Between the Rows: Herbs and Flowers in the Vegetable Garden.
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University of Georgia Cooperative Extension-Paulding County.Insect-Repelling Plants for Your Garden.
University of Minnesota Extension.How to tell a parasitoid wasp from other insects.
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