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Thyme Companion Planting
Thymus vulgaris
Mint (Lamiaceae) -- warm season
2 beneficial companions
0 antagonistic relationships
Good Companions for Thyme
Collard GreensBrassica oleracea var. viridis
BeneficialPest SuppressionSupported
Thyme volatiles (thymol, carvacrol) deter cabbage white butterfly oviposition on adjacent brassicas through olfactory disruption.
Plant thyme as a permanent border near collard beds.
Sources
- Effect of aromatic plant volatiles on Pieris rapae oviposition -- Journal of Chemical Ecology (2009)
CabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata
BeneficialPest SuppressionSupported
Thyme volatiles (thymol, carvacrol) deter cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) oviposition through olfactory disruption. Thyme also provides ground-level habitat for predatory ground beetles (Carabidae).
Low-growing thyme works well as a living border or understory beneath tall brassicas.
Sources
- Aromatic herbs as companion plants for brassica pest management -- IOBC/WPRS Bulletin (2005)
- Effect of aromatic plant volatiles on Pieris rapae oviposition -- Journal of Chemical Ecology (2009)
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