So I've had some weird leaf growth on a few plants, which I couldn't explain. But after a very close inspection of the new growth, I found some aphids. They were concentrated in the new leaves, the ones that still aren't completely unfolded. I'm used to them being on the underside of some of the bigger leaves so it was unexpected for me. But I removed the leaves with the most aphids on them, and kept checking every day. They came back ofcourse. I decided to try a thing I read about: aphids apparently hate the smell of basil and mint. I planted a few basil plants in pots, and I already had a mint plant growing in a smaller container which I transplanted to a bigger pot to match the ones the peppers are in. And to my surprise, after two days my aphid problem was gone. I haven't seen one aphid since I placed those herbs close to my plants.
The way I placed them is like this. (P = pepper, M = mint, B = basil).
P - M - P
B - P - B
I used no neem oil or other insecticide. Just removed the ones I could see, and placed these herbs around them.
Anyone else got good results with companion planting? Could be any problem, not just aphids. Let me know! This stuff is extremely interesting.
The way I placed them is like this. (P = pepper, M = mint, B = basil).
P - M - P
B - P - B
I used no neem oil or other insecticide. Just removed the ones I could see, and placed these herbs around them.
Anyone else got good results with companion planting? Could be any problem, not just aphids. Let me know! This stuff is extremely interesting.