Re: Marigolds as insect deterrent
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- Subject: Re: Marigolds as insect deterrent
- From: m*@teamzeon.com
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 13:28:09 -0400
Betty Moorman@ZEON
10/20/99 01:28 PM
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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!
/ I had a big-time problem with aphids this year, primarily on my bearded
iris and some on my dahlias. Much later in the season I had something on
the dahlias which someone else identified as cucumber beetles (I believe);
they look a little like ladybugs. They were prolific. Haven't seen one in
several days; apparently the cooler weather has discouraged them. The last
few days it's been grasshoppers which have been eating my flowers. No
slugs, that I have seen, at least. Whether I will try marigolds or not
remains to be seen. Your experience is not encouraging. Thanks for
answering.
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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