Use companion plants

Companion plants used to their full effect are a fantastic aid to anyone who wants to garden organically.

Get it right and you will not need to rely on chemicals to fight pests and diseases.

And the plants will be an invitation to visitors we all want – such as pollinating bees and butterflies.

Yellow fever

Plant yellow-coloured flowering plants such as the poached egg plant, marigolds and sunflowers and you will attract pest-eating predators like hoverflies, ladybirds and lacewings.

The scent of marigolds is hated by many pests so it also makes a great companion plant for a tomato crop.

Root crops can benefit too because its roots produce a chemical that repels nematodes.

Meanwhile, the borage herb is an excellent provider of organic