I’m battling with slugs on my plot at the moment. I’ve found some organic Slug/Snail killer from Growing Success. It seems to be doing the trick so far.
My broad beans do have some black fly on them, and I’ve experimented with some organic insecticde made from plant extracts.
However, I thought I’d take it one step further and try some more natural prevention and have a crack at plant husbandry. So, I bought a pack of a dozen marigolds from a garden centre and planted them alongside my tomatoes. It is thought that marigolds help stave off whitefly, and, apparently tomatoes seem to grow better alongside them. I shall keep an eye on the progress and post it here. Fingers crossed…..
I also planted two butternut squash plants amongst the fledgling sweetcorn plants to make use of the space and to help suppress weeds around the base of the corn as it grows.
