Interplant a row of Baby Lima Beans in your tomatoes and eggplant. One row of Baby Lima Beans then 2 rows of other vegetables then another row of Baby Lima Beans. This will repel Flea Beatles, Colorado Potato Beatles and a number of moths so they don't lay eggs on your plants. Starts working when the Baby Limas get about 8 - 10 inches high.
After the Limas are harvested, make a tea from the hulls and leaves. Use a packed gallon of hulls and fresh leaves to make 3 gallons of tea. Strain and store until needed. Unrefrigerated a mold will form at the top of the tea. This does not effect the use of the tea.
Next Spring when you transplant your tomatoes and eggplant strain the tea and spray full strength on the transplants. The tea is just as effective as the bean plants. Claud
Baby Lima Beans interplanted with Tomatoes, Eggplant and Peppers.
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