What is the usual two word term for putting plants in close proximity so that the presence of one benefits the other, and can you give an example of this method that deters slugs from a garden?

rb6359

Companion Planting http://www.sgaonline.org.au/info_companion_planting.html Aug 09 09, 7:17 PM

looney_tunes

Chervil, an excellent companion plant for radishes, lettuce and broccoli, is said to keep aphids off lettuce and to deter slugs. Comfrey, which is beneficial to avocado and most other fruit trees, is said to be a good trap for slugs. Rue, a companion for roses, fruits (in particular figs), raspberries and lavender, deters aphids, fish moths, flea beetle, onion maggot, slugs, snails, flies and Japanese beetles in roses and raspberries. But keep it away from cucumbers, cabbage, basil and sage, http://www.ghorganics.com/page2.html Aug 10 09, 1:40 AM

gmackematix

Yay RB! Companion Planting it is, although some scientists insist that less anthropomorphic terms should be used for the growing of these beneficial bedfellows such as intercropping: http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%20Chalker-Scott/Horticultural%20Myths_files/Myths/Companion%20plants.pdf Thanks LT, as my Mum is looking for natural alternatives to using slug pellets. The following link suggests that marigolds can be used, like comfrey, as a trap: http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/Companion_Planting/ Aug 10 09, 3:58 PM