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Camp and Grow

a place to "grow" in more ways than one

        HELPFUL INFO


POTATOES AND SWEET POTATOES LIKE TO GROW ALONE

ROOTS OF CUCUMBERS CAN KEEP SOME SEEDS OF OTHER PLANTS FROM GERMINATING

SOME INSECTS ARE VERY BENEFICIAL



HORNWORMS - Hornworms hate basil.
FLEA BEETLES -  They love radish leaves (sacrificial plant)

                             (Plant radishes in and among tomatoes)
BASIL - The scent of basil confuses pests.  (Honey bees love basil.)
ALYSSUM - Draws beneficial insects.
SPEARMINT - Helps repel aphids.
DILL - Offers lots of pest protection.
PARSLEY - Draws beneficial parasitic wasps.
CAMOMILLE - Draws bees and beneficial hoverflies.