Roger The Dog
Joined : 30 Jun 2008
Posts : 50
Location : Kilcoy, QLD
 |  Subject: Companion planting?  Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:36 pm | |
| Hello all.
My first post 
Is there such a thing as companion planting for cacti?
If so does anyone have any info or links?
I had planned to set areas of mulch and flowering pants close to the cactus garden to foster a varied insect life but I'm only guessing that would help. |
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lewis
Joined : 07 May 2008
Posts : 597
Location : Melbourne
| | Subject: Re: Companion planting? Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:11 pm | |
| | never heard of any specific companion planting for cacti, but i will be interested to hear. |
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Roger The Dog
Joined : 30 Jun 2008
Posts : 50
Location : Kilcoy, QLD
| | Subject: Re: Companion planting? Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:15 am | |
| | Or... if companion planting isn't popular is there a minimum level of prevention you would do, such as a system poison for sap sucking insects, a layer of gravel for sciarid(sp) fly? |
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Kada
Joined : 05 Apr 2008
Posts : 162
Location : International
| | Subject: Re: Companion planting? Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:38 am | |
| i use opuntias around the perimeter along with some other HUGE spiend cacti to keep cats away, if that counts 
i read that wormwood is not liekd by butterflies/caterpillars i have lots growing here and i find caterpillars ON them! so i dont think much of that theory. |
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trigonus
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Age : 28
Joined : 23 Jan 2008
Posts : 790
Location : coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C
| | Subject: Re: Companion planting? Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:01 pm | |
| | Quote: | | i read that wormwood is not liekd by butterflies/caterpillars i have lots growing here and i find caterpillars ON them! so i dont think much of that theory. |
haha Kada!!  Might give the wormwood a miss then...
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KanJe
 
Age : 21
Joined : 24 Jun 2008
Posts : 73
Location : Melbourne
| | Subject: Re: Companion planting? Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:08 pm | |
| | Kada wrote: | | i read that wormwood is not liekd by butterflies/caterpillars i have lots growing here and i find caterpillars ON them! so i dont think much of that theory. |
When I read this Kada I thought to myself that I had heard of this as well.
I looked it up in one of my herb books and it said it has been known to be dried for inclusion in sachets against moths, fleas and other insects, or made into tinctures and infusions to deter them.
I know thats pretty general information but I hope it helps.
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