The leaves hold water in a way that makes it look like a pool of mercury, very fun to play with.
The leaves hold water in a way that makes it look like a pool of mercury, very fun to play with.
This will be my first time growing them. I tried marigolds and dill last year to attract ladybugs and praying mantises, but I ended up not really having any pests so either the predators stayed hidden or I didn't attract anything at all, except a few cucumber beetles
This will be my first time growing them. I tried marigolds and dill last year to attract ladybugs and praying mantises, but I ended up not really having any pests so either the predators stayed hidden or I didn't attract anything at all, except a few cucumber beetles
Plant them with dill nearby.
When I did the two in the same year, the mantises loved my garden so much that I had little baby mantises everywhere.
Plant them with dill nearby.
When I did the two in the same year, the mantises loved my garden so much that I had little baby mantises everywhere.
Hopefully they show up. I was considering buying a mantis egg pod last year since none really showed up at all to play in my marigolds and dill.
Hopefully they show up. I was considering buying a mantis egg pod last year since none really showed up at all to play in my marigolds and dill.
Yeah, they draw aphids away from the rest of the garden. This attracts the ladybugs to eat the aphids. That draws the praying mantises that eat other bugs. I've used this trick in my garden the last two years and haven't had a problem with bad insects, even the tomato worms, etc. leave my garden alone.