Plant a Trap Crop to Save Your Garden

Here is a secret to tackling pest issues in the garden using permaculture

Try a trap crop! This is just one solution, of many, which I will continue to share all about, but it can be a game changer for handling pest issues.

Give a pest their favorite dessert so they won’t eat your garden for dinner 😋

Trap Crop Ideas 💡

Japanese beetles
* raspberries as a perennial crop
* Zinnias near roses to deter them from the roses

Aphids
* Nasturtium
* Artichokes as a perennial or annual crop

Cucumber beetles
* Amaranth

Squash bugs
* Millet
* Blue Hubbard Squash

Vine borers
* Blue Hubbard Squash

Tomato hornworms
* Dill

Flea Beetles
* Eggplant
* Bok Choy or Pak Choi

How do you go about planting and using a trap crop? Follow along for part 2, planting and spacing a trap crop 🌱

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