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Ground Ivy - Re: Herbs to kill garden catepillars (ED=typo)


You didn't tell which caterpillars are eating which plants, but you ought to know that the often despised "ground ivy" (Glechoma hederacea)repels cabbage worms, cucumber worms and beetles, tomato horn worms, and others; and protects Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and relatives (squash, melons), broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower (maybe cabbage too, then, I'm thinking).

I found this chart the other day, just after I'd pulled out about one quarter of an amazingly prolific stand of the "weed" out where some tomatoes will be growing. I left the rest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_beneficial_weeds


Ground ivy, also known by "creeping charlie," "jenny-jump-up" and many other names, is actually a better lawn plant then grass, because it's nearly impossible to get rid of anyhow, so why not encourage it and get rid of the useless grass? If you search it out online, you'll find several uses for salads and herbal medicine, dating back many centuries, if not millennia.It was used in beer making before hops became popular.

In my opinion, while it's not easy to rid your lawn of ground ivy, a garden bed is another story, since you can probably totally denude the soil if need be. But the stuff makes a nice living mulch, so again, why bother?

It's obviously easy to transplant and propagate. This stuff is found in most lawns, including yours, no doubt!


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