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Old 28-08-2003, 05:03 AM
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Default Are plants social?

You must be alluding to the citronella scented Pelargonium cultivars not the
genus Geranium.


Frank Martin wrote in message
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Yes; come to think of it Geraniums are meant to have fly repellent
properties.

"nobody" wrote in message
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Are some plants better planted in a group of their fellows than just

singly?
My grandmother says some plants are like flocks of birds and do better

in
a
group. Does anyone know about this?


One more thread for you to do a search on: companion planting, a
practice used by many "organic" gardeners where certain different
types of plants do better when planted along side one another than if
not. Certain insect repellant plants, like marigolds, planted next to
tomatoes supposedly reduce the need for pesticides. This may be what
your grandmother has in mind.