This hardy root vegetable is a great trap plant if flea beetles, aphids, cutworms, harlequin bugs, or cabbage loopers have been an issue in your garden. Radishes Image credits: Wenzlerdesign via Pixabay Surprisingly, these plants also enjoy poor soil.
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Choose bush-like nasturtiums in full to partial sun for the best pest-attracting properties. Nasturtiums are another easy-to-care-for plant with an abundance of varieties.
These will work best as trap plants for any aphid-prone vegetable in your garden. Nasturtiums Image credits: congerdesign via Pixabayīright nasturtiums are great for luring aphids, cabbage moths, and cucumber beetles from your cabbage, kale, and broccoli plants. Growing conditions for dill to thrive include well-draining soil, six hours of sunlight, and no harsh winds. But, for some reason, like dill over other veggies.ĭill also attracts cabbage worms, aphids, spider mites, and squash bugs away from your other plants. Hornworms aren’t picky about what they consume, they’ll eat most nightshade vegetables (tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, potatoes). Dill Image credits: grom900 via Pixabayĭill is a perfect foil for several garden vegetables because they attract tomato hornworms. They’re known to thrive in any soil and will bloom eight to ten weeks from planting. Marigolds can be used as a trap plant alongside tomatoes, cabbage, tender salad leaves, and squashes to ensure they thrive. When used as a trap crop and planted early, marigolds can be overrun with spider mites, aphids, beetles, maggots, and more - saving your close-by vegetables. Marigolds Image credits: Jan-Mallander via PixabayĪside from their cheerful petals, marigold’s superpower lie in their ability to repel and attract certain bugs.
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