Posted by EVP MAN on February 2, 2010, 5:28 pm
Some say marigolds help to deter certain pests in the vegetable garden.
Others say it's nothing more than an old wives tale! What do you say?
I may plant some this spring with my vegetables as I don't see where it
could hurt my crops any.
Posted by mj on February 2, 2010, 6:16 pm
On Feb 2, 5:28 pm, White_Nois...@webtv.net (EVP MAN) wrote:
> Some say marigolds help to deter certain pests in the vegetable garden.
> Others say it's nothing more than an old wives tale! What do you say?
> I may plant some this spring with my vegetables as I don't see where it
> could hurt my crops any.
Well they sure don't stop my deer but the do help with bees and
therefore pollination.
MJ
Posted by David Hare-Scott on February 2, 2010, 7:27 pm
EVP MAN wrote:
> Some say marigolds help to deter certain pests in the vegetable
> garden. Others say it's nothing more than an old wives tale! What do
> you say? I may plant some this spring with my vegetables as I don't
> see where it could hurt my crops any.
To the best of my knowledge marigolds don't contain any insecticide. Some
have a strong smell and some don't. The strongly smelling ones may repell
pests but I cannot vouch for it. I can vouch for the fact that snails love
marigolds.
David
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> Others say it's nothing more than an old wives tale! What do you say?
> I may plant some this spring with my vegetables as I don't see where it
> could hurt my crops any.