Re: Marigolds as insect deterrent

Hi Betty,
Well, in my garden, this year was the "year of the insect". I had an aphid
population you would *not* believe. I heard that aphids don't like
marigolds, so bought and planted a few.I Don't know whether the aphids
liked 'em or not, they didn't have a chance to find out, the slugs ate
them! Yep, every last one! Lets see, I had aphids eating my snapdragons
(and anything else they could get their teeth on), slugs eating my lettuce
and marigolds and ants eating the sunflowers and daylillies. I got into
gardening to "feed the wildlife" especially the butterflies, but this was
not exactly what I had in mind!
Hope the marigolds work better for you than they did for me!!
Lee Ann
zone7 western NC








At 10:17 AM 10/20/1999 -0400, you wrote:
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>Betty Moorman@ZEON
>10/20/99 10:17 AM
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>What has been your experience using marigolds as a natural way to keep away
>insects which would want to eat the flowers?  I have heard for years that
>this works.  First, is this true?  Or do they keep away certain insects,
>but not all?  If they do work, are there any varieties of marigolds which
>seem to work better than others?  One reason I'm not keen on the idea is
>that the bright oranges would kind of clash with my general color scheme.
>Perhaps the gentler yellows and whites might work in my garden.
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>All advice will be welcomed.
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