Calendula in the garden - we fight pests beautifully

My grandmother always had a calendula growing. She planted it not only in flower beds, but even among potato beds, saying that yellow flowers drive the Colorado potato beetle away from them. Tell us how else you can use calendula against pests in the garden?

Beautiful ornamental plants have long been used by gardeners not only for aesthetic pleasure, but also in order to protect their work from any unwanted guests that spoil the future harvest. One of these plants is calendula - low bushes with bright yellow or orange chamomile flowers and light green leaves.

Useful properties of calendula for the garden

Application marigold in the garden for protection from pests is fully justified, and the effectiveness of its use has long been proven by many years of experience. Small, compact and fragrant bushes can be of great benefit to summer residents due to their beneficial properties, because they:

scare away caterpillars, wireworms, ticks, Colorado beetles, nematodes from the beds;
do not give a chance for the development of fungi and bacteria in the soil that cause late blight, mosaic, wilting of crops.

The root system of flowers during the period of growth and flowering actively supplies the soil with phytoncides and other useful substances, and plant residues embedded in the ground improve its structure.

Mixed flower planting with calendula

Compact bushes not only look beautiful among the beds, but also protect them from harmful insects that can ruin the crop. So, the useful neighborhood of calendula has been proven with such crops:

Tomatoes, cabbage, peppers... Protects against nematodes and ticks.
Potatoes... Drives away Colorado potato beetle and a bear.
Beans... Suppresses various types of caterpillars, aphids and rattles.
Strawberry... It attracts aphids to itself, saving the berries from its attack, as well as ladybirds, which destroy pests.

Using calendula as a siderat

Unlike mustard, lupine and other siderates, which quickly grow a large deciduous mass, calendula is more modest in size, but they are quite enough to improve the health of the garden. And such a volume decomposes much faster.

After the main (summer) harvesting on the vacated plot at the end of August, you can sow calendula densely. After 1.5-2 months, the bushes that are ready to bloom must be cut off, and the remaining roots will rot during the winter. Greens are good for use in compost and mulch, and can also be buried in the ground by spreading loosely around the area.

Using calendula for pest control - video