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Home & Garden 2000
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Wouldn't it be nice to know when
certain pests will show up?
How about letting some of the
plants do your weeding for you?
Then you should know that
Mother Nature has an extensive net
work of pest informants and a weed
police force ready to go when you
are.
For thousands of years, pest
informants and weed police have
been used by farmers to time the
planting of crops and predict the
arrival of insects. To be an inform
ant, or synchronous phenological
indicator plant, the plant must be
well-known and grow coast to coast
in Canada. Two of the most fam
iliar informants are lilac and service
berry.
• When lilac is in full bloom, you
can proactively treat for gypsy
moths; that is if you have evidence
of gypsy moth eggs on tree bark the
year before. Remember, these devas
tating pests have a seven-year cycle.
• If you have seen tents of the
Eastern Tent Caterpillar, the best
time to eliminate these tents is when
the serviceberry is in full bloom.
• Forsythia can predict the sprout
ing of crabgrass. When it is in full
flower, crabgrass is just starting to
put down roots, This is when you
take action.
Plants that prevent weeds and keep
insects away are called Allelopathic
plants. Their use was first document
ed almost 2,000 years ago, when
writers recorded the effects certain
plants had on crops. Today, interest
in the properties of allelpoathic
plants is spreading, especially within
the agriculture industry, and many
allelopathic plants are available to
homeowners to help control persist
ent weeds.
• Quack grass can be a most trou
blesome pest. To control it, plant
some artemisia, chrysanthemum or
sunflower.
• If your forsythia has informed
you that crabgrass is on the way, mix
rye seed in with your regular lawn
mixture when you seed your lawn.
Rye will keep the crabgrass in check
and is effective for a couple of years.
If some weeds already have the
jump on you, your strongest line of
defence is a biodegradable spot weed
killer.
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