tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877754314948413225.post8964386992600213067..comments2023-10-16T08:19:21.701+01:00Comments on Brambles, Rambles & Shambles: You win some, you lose someSensory Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201758354277128050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877754314948413225.post-66516065499715781182011-08-06T09:15:38.043+01:002011-08-06T09:15:38.043+01:00Thanks for the handy tip BLB! brilliant idea; Mari...Thanks for the handy tip BLB! brilliant idea; Marigolds would look great around the base of the trees. I've only got French Marigold seeds - too late to do anything with them this year - but I might pop down to the garden centre and see if they've got any in flower at the moment.Sensory Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201758354277128050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877754314948413225.post-89627549172542319722011-08-05T21:08:41.819+01:002011-08-05T21:08:41.819+01:00Try planting Marigolds (particulary African) or so...Try planting Marigolds (particulary African) or some wild garlic around the apple trees to fend off Blackfly. The poweful scent emitted by the marigolds has been known to repel the little blighters (I know its worked on roses). This technique of 'companion planting' as it's known, may work and, if it don't, it will still look and smell nice and be totally organic. Might be worth a shot. Anon AKA 'Bigger Little Bro':)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com