Efekto Malasol • 100ml | R 89.00 | Efekto Fendona • 50ml | R 129.00
In the vegetable garden , ants provide natural pest control and other benefits , but can also be harmful , especially in large numbers . Ants don ’ t feed off any of your plants and they can often help to control pests by eating their eggs . They also help with pollination , help to aerate the soil with their tunnels and speed up the The decomposition foes you want to repel of organic material . On the other hand , ants can carry aphids and other pests , generally to places you don ’ t want them to be carried . Aphids , scale , mealybugs and whiteflies naturally produce sugar , in the form of a sticky liquid secretion known as honeydew . The honeydew is carried by ants back to the nest , and often , they will move the aphids to an easier location closer to the nest – even if that location is on your most tender vegetable plants . The other problem with ants and termites is that they can cause damage to your house if they come in from the garden , so it ’ s probably best to get rid of them before they find a route in .
GARDEN
garden . Ladybugs are said to eat over five thousand aphids in their lifetime , so they are always welcome !
Butterflies
Butterflies are wonderful pollinators and always welcome in any part of the garden . They also add a little magic and wonder .
Efekto Malasol • 100ml | R 89.00 | Efekto Fendona • 50ml | R 129.00
Prices were correct at the time of going into print , but can change without warning at any time . the ant – friend or foe ?
In the vegetable garden , ants provide natural pest control and other benefits , but can also be harmful , especially in large numbers . Ants don ’ t feed off any of your plants and they can often help to control pests by eating their eggs . They also help with pollination , help to aerate the soil with their tunnels and speed up the The decomposition foes you want to repel of organic material . On the other hand , ants can carry aphids and other pests , generally to places you don ’ t want them to be carried . Aphids , scale , mealybugs and whiteflies naturally produce sugar , in the form of a sticky liquid secretion known as honeydew . The honeydew is carried by ants back to the nest , and often , they will move the aphids to an easier location closer to the nest – even if that location is on your most tender vegetable plants . The other problem with ants and termites is that they can cause damage to your house if they come in from the garden , so it ’ s probably best to get rid of them before they find a route in .
Plant bay and pennyroyal to repel ants , mustard to repel snails , khakibos to deter fruitfly and catmint and lemon verbena to keep flies away .
70 MARKtoe ! Desember 2023 / Januarie 2024
Bees
If you find that your vegetable garden is healthy and growing at a good rate , but not producing many vegetables , you may simply be