What are trap crops and how they benefits your garden?
Trap crop is used to protect the principal crop from pest that are abundant and destructive. They can be a different species or variety planted along the principal crop. Marigold is the perfect example of trap crop for tomato, they protect tomato plants from root-knot nematodes. Following are the benefits of planting trap crops:
• Using trap crop is easy and economical, even a beginner can plant trap crops along the main crop.
• It reduces the use of insecticides
• Improve the yield of crop
• Helps in conservation of beneficial insects which are often killed due to use of pesticides
• Provide Several health benefits by improving the quality of crop
• Increase the diversity of your garden.