On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:08:03 -0400, "Paul E. Lehmann"
wrote:

Jangchub wrote:

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:12:46 -0400, "Paul E.
Lehmann" wrote:

I have a backyard vineyard of about 100 vines.
Does anyone know of any plants that are natural
insect repellants that I could plant between the
vines. I do not need a product I can eat but
something that is pretty would be an added
bonus.

What insect are you trying to repel?

Foliar spraying with liquid seaweed or also sold
under sea kelp has been shown to repel spider
mites.

I'd have to know more to give accurate
information.

I am particularly interested in getting rid of
Japanese beatles.

The best thing is to eliminmate the grubs in the soil before they
become beetles. The long term solution is to use a product called
Milky Spore. It's an organic pathogen which is host specific. OR,
the use of beneficial nematodes is also a much faster way to get rid
of grubs in the soil. I don't know of anything which would repel
Japanese beetles, but I can tell you that if you use foliar sprays of
liquid seaweed weekly, the plants will be much healthier and will
repel the insects themselves. In general, insects are drawn to
unhealthy plants before they are drawn to healthy plants.