Plant these vegetables together with these plants to control pests and grow even better

Many people nowadays are uneasy about the vegetables sold in markets and prefer to grow vegetables at home. When growing vegetables, you naturally cannot avoid bothersome insects, yet you dare not use insecticides. At times like this, you can try these pest-repelling plants.

1. Chamomile

Everyone knows chamomile, and its fresh appearance makes it very popular. In fact, it also contains calcium, potassium and sulfur, and can attract beneficial insects such as hoverflies and parasitic wasps. It can also enhance the flavor of cabbage, onions and cucumbers, and after being dried it can even be steeped in water to drink.

2. Mint

The scent of mint has a good control effect on diamondback moths, ants, flea beetles, fleas and aphids, and can also attract beneficial insects such as bees and hoverflies. It can be placed together with tomatoes and can improve the health of tomatoes.

3. Cilantro

Cilantro can be said to be the darling of many people's hearts, so how could you not grow a pot of it? It can also repel asparagus beetles, and when it blooms it can attract parasitic wasps and hoverflies. Besides benefiting the growth of tomatoes and asparagus, if it is placed together with roses, it will also make the roses more fragrant.

4. Garlic

When growing vegetables, garlic is certainly indispensable. It can repel pests such as Japanese beetles, aphids, snails and whiteflies, and is also a good companion for roses and raspberries.

5. Petunia

Everyone knows that petunias come in many colors and bloom beautifully, but do you know that they also have the ability to repel pests? They can repel asparagus beetles, aphids, tomato hornworms and their larvae, as well as some other pests. Not only that, but soaking their leaves in water can also make a natural insecticide.

6. Marigold

Marigolds are highly beneficial to vegetables in the Solanaceae, Brassicaceae and Fabaceae families, so planting a few is absolutely a good choice. They can repel pests such as bean beetles, nematodes and white butterflies.

7. Sweet wormwood

Sweet wormwood has a good control effect on pests. You can boil sweet wormwood for about half an hour, let it cool, and then use it to water vegetables. It can control underground pests such as cutworms and can also control damping-off. After diluting it 10 times, it can also be used to control pests such as aphids and red spiders.

8. Basil

Basil is an edible aromatic plant with a fairly good taste. If you grow it, you can grow small-leaf basil and sweet basil, as these two have a better flavor. They are also a side ingredient in many Western restaurants, have a good repellent effect on flies and mosquitoes, and can also promote the growth of tomatoes.