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Explain aphid control paragraph for me please?
This is from the Crocus web site, on aphid control. I've read this a number
of times and I have finally concluded that I *really* do not understand what it means. The first two sentences are clear enough- it's when they go on to nettles and "a colony" (of what?) that I get lost. And then cutting back the nettles- why? Nothing of the last two sentences seems to make sense. Maybe I'm just having a very dense day, or possibly this is not explained as well as it might be. Please- could anyone explain the last part to me? Treatment Organic - the best thing to do is encourage the predators of aphids, such as ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies, into your garden. This can be done by planting nectar-rich flowering plants which attract them, such as buddleia, calendula, sedum, stocks, sweet William and wallflowers. [That's clear enough, but from here on I'm lost...] Get a head start on the aphids by growing a patch of nettles with a small colony to help build up natural predators in your garden. Cut back the nettles when aphids appear in other parts of your garden to encourage the predators to seek them out. -- VX (remove alcohol for email) |
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