Chives & aphids
sallyforth_vic
18 years ago
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michael2
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ugly fungus on chives
Comments (1)Chives get aphids. And lots of them. Usually black ones. Beyond that, can you post a photo?...See MoreOT..In praise of Chives!
Comments (34)Ditto on the Chives, Donn I LOVE my garlic chives. They go into just about everything. Put them in tossed salad, they give them a great taste and look. Put them in potato salad...ditto. Put them in sauce or whatever I stir fry or as part of a marinade...yummm...and they just keep coming all season. I think I need to grow more. You know what else I like that I knew next to nothing about before I WSed it? Lovage. It tastes like a stronger version of celery and it is wonderful in chicken salad, nice in stews or tossed salads...You can use the leaves or the stalks and you just use less of it than celery (the flavor goes a long way). And it's perennial! Linda...See MoreWhat ARE these things all over my garlic chives?
Comments (13)How weird! I've been growing chives for years, and don't recall seeing aphids on them. I have had different colors of aphids on a variety of other plants, though. I had a bad experience with garlic chives getting too aggressive where we lived before here, and did not grow any for about 8 years. In the last couple of years I have gotten brave and am growing them in pots. They are currently blooming, and when I walk by them, I tell them they will be cut down when the flowers fade, and not be put on the compost pile. I'm sorry for those with aphids on their chives. I wonder if it's the zone that makes a difference, or maybe the distance of the chives from the plants they lure the aphids away from. Hmm, Sue...See MoreSpider Mites (and Companion Plants!)
Comments (13)That's a great idea !! Even big animals like deers HATE rosemary and stay away from them. The below forum suggested planting chives to deter spider-mites. I have chives right next to my Golden Celebration rose in partial shade, and it's freed of pests. Other suggestions from below link: http://www.420magazine.com/forums/problems-pests-disease-control/152777-ridiculously-simple-spider-mite-repellent.html * Garlic – aphids, cowpea curculio, flea beetles, Japanese beetles, Mexican been leaf beetles, root maggots, spider mites and squash vine borers * Onion – bean leaf beetle, cabbage loopers, carrot flies, flea beetles, harlequin bugs, Mexican bean leaf beetles, mice, rabbits, spider mites and squash vine borers * Dill – aphids, cabbage moths and spider mites * Fennel – aphids, slugs, snails and spider mites * Coriander/Cilantro – aphids, Colorado potato beetles and spider mites * Chives – aphids, Japanese beetles and spider mites * Cloves – cowpea curculio, spider mites and squash vine borers H...See MoreJennie60
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