Ask a cannabis farmer: What plants to grow next to cannabis?
Dill attracts swallowtail butterflies, but dissuades spider mites and other harmful bugs.
See our article in Sunset Magazine on how to grow cannabis outdoors:
Question: What plants would be good companion plants with cannabis?
@dominusplantarum thank you for your question!
Nik from Full Moon Farms: Mites are a big problem in Humboldt County right now. So, I’ve included a lot on how to get rid of them.
Yarrow, marigold and coriander will increase growth in their neighbor plants and they release a chemical into the soil that repels bugs. The effect can last years. Alfalfa tea sprayed on cannabis stimulates growth. Red and white clover act as a living mulch — releases nitrogen into the soil as it decomposes.
Lavender attracts good nectar. All larva-eating bugs bees love it. Repels fleas, ticks and mice.
Basil: A deterrent to aphids, hornworm and whiteflies. Also, it’s good for encouraging oil development in cannabis plants.
Lemon balm repels mosquitos and gnats, but attracts beneficial bugs.
Peppermint attracts good bugs like bees. Repels ants, fleas and aphids.
Chamomile: Another one thought to help build oils. Repels mosquitos and flies. Attracts bees and good bugs.
Yarrow attracts good bugs like ladybugs, aphid lions (they go to town on aphids) and parasitic wasps.
Dill attracts good bugs like bees, hover flies, beneficial wasps. Spider mites and aphids detest dill, but swallowtail butterflies love to eat it.
Sunflowers will draw sap and cellulose hungry pests away from cannabis.
Coriander repels aphids, potato beetles, and spider mites.
Marigold repels beetles and leaf hoppers and nematodes attracts beneficial bugs.
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