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gavin:
Hi there - just to confuse even more, some of the marigolds, being Mexican, also appear as French Marigolds.  Ah well - use the latin, Tagetes, unless they've changed that one too.

Tagetes (especially the simpler and older varieties, apparently) deter white fly.  I read somewhere they also confuse the Cabbage White, and deter carrot fly.  So what if they don't, they still add a touch of colour to a brassica bed!


The Tagetes is also apparently supposed to deter nematodes - the vegetarian worms that attack root crops, like potato eelworms.  Only works if you sow a whole bed of them, though.

Unfortunately, the "other" marigold, calendula officinalis, is a happy feeding ground for the nematodes.  Visions of the calendula bed slowly crawling across the path to devour my potatoes.

All best - Gavin

anna:
Thanks - lots of things to try now :0)
Especially helps as I grow cottage garden style as I don't have an allotment.

Anna ;D

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