With the upsurge in vegetable gardening folks are rethinking the flower bed. I highly recommend unless you’re used to spraying the heck out of your flower garden to fight off all varied forms of pests, then I suggest you skip planting veggies there! OR skip the chemicals!
Cilantro is a wonderful herb that tastes great and repels aphids. Strong scented herbs have a tendency to keep out some pests. I love Kale in the flower bed. It’s a pretty ornamental itself and tastes wonderful. I lightly steam mine and stuff my potatoes with it. YUM! Click here for a chicken & sausage skewer recipe using rosemary! FYI: You can toss fresh Rosemary sprigs on bbq coals to add flavor to grilled foods.
Tags: Aphids, Cilantro, Herbs, Pest control, Recipes
