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As a gardener seeing the little seedlings finally poking out of the dirt is literally the best feeling 😍

These are marigolds,  I've heard they are good companion plants as they deter pests,  has anyone had luck with this?

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Will do! I hear a lot of mixed opinions about companion planting,  I think I'll be putting these near squash and cucumber since I had some beetles last year. 🤞

We tried this a few seasons at our /allotment, and got mixed results. I do read it everywhere though, so I suppose there's some truth to it. I believe French Marigolds are the ones they say are most effective at controlling pests. Keep us posted later in the season about whether it's working for you! 100 $DEGEN

Oh nooooo lol,  I did leave a ton of weeds around my plants last year trying to create a *sacrifice barrier*. 

slugs are by far the worst pest for us I hate them so much 😭 so many during spring when the seedlings are tiny and weak

Hmm. The grasshoppers that are my biggest garden pest love marigolds more than anything and eat them down to shreds of doilies, so I guess maybe the marigolds  act like sacrificial lambs that save some grazing on my other plants...

one of the most popular flowers in the world.  And yep, rabbits don't like them although they have been known to bit the flowers off