intercropping onions

Iva Sari

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Hi, has anyone among you tried sowing mustard seeds between onions as a way to protect the onions from onion flies?

Kevin Goheen

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Iva Sari wrote:Hi, has anyone among you tried sowing mustard seeds between onions as a way to protect the onions from onion flies?

I haven't dealt directly with onion flies, but I grow onions, cabbage, and potatoes together and I have no pest issues.

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I also have not had a problem with onion flies.

I like to plant French Marigolds and Sweet Alyssum to keep pests away from veggies.

I have read that wood ashes sprinkled on the soil and then moistened will deter onion flies.

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