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Posted by littletwister 7-OK (My Page) on

Wed, Aug 26, 09 at 15:54

I recently read that you shouldn't plant marigolds and green beans together. Well I have and now should I pull up the marigolds? I tried to do a little research on the net but could never get a clear answer of what would happen when these two are planted close together. I have both climbers and bush beans and lots of marigolds.
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Posted by cucajon 9 (My Page) on
Sun, Sep 27, 09 at 0:23

I planted Marigolds next to both bush and pole beans this year (about four marigold plants to about 20 bush and 10 pole bean plants) and I had a major infestation of spider mites. I got a few weeks of good harvests, but eventually the mites spread throughout the entire crop and I had to pull them all out prematurely. Not sure if there is a correlation, but I recently read that this was one of the potential problems.

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Posted by ms.sunshine (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 13, 09 at 19:17

Some Marigolds (especially Mexican Marigolds) can have an herbicidal effect on some plants like beans and cabbage. For the most part though, Marigolds are fantastic for companion planting because of their natural pesticidal qualities.

Here is a link that might be useful: eGardenSeed.com

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