Control garden pests naturally with these top parsley companion plants.
Parsley is a cut-and-come-again,biennial herbthat can beharvested throughout the growing season.
Parsley flowers attract beneficial insects, such as parasitic wasps, that feed on common garden pests.
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Parsley flowers attract the predatory insects that feed on corn pests, helping to protect your crop.
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Parsley can help safeguard tomatoes fromaphids.
The flowers of parsley plants attract hoverflies that feed on these pests.
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For even more perks, try using a few parsley flowers as alternatives tobabys breathin your homemade rose bouquets.
However, pear trees are susceptible to various pests, including codling moths and spongy moths.
Both of these pests can be kept at bay by braconid wasps, which are attracted to parsley flowers.
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Chives
Most tender-stemmed herbs grow well with parsley, andchivesare no exception.
Plus, parsley flowers repel certain chive pests, including the onion maggot.
Parsley flowers also attract tachinid flies, which feed on legume pests, including cutworms.
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Growing parsley near apple trees keeps these pest insects away and protects the apples for the harvest ahead.
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