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Mint & Cabbage

✓ Excellent Companions

✓ Why Mint and Cabbage Work Well Together

✓Mint strongly deters cabbage moths
✓Aromatic masking very effective
✓Also deters flea beetles and aphids

🔬 How It Works (Science)

  • 1.Menthol and other volatile compounds
  • 2.Strong scent overwhelms pest senses
  • 3.Proven deterrent effect

📋 Planting Tips

1CONTAIN MINT IN POTS - it spreads aggressively
2Place potted mint around brassica bed
3Crush leaves occasionally to release oils

📏 Recommended Spacing

Potted mint every 3-4 feet around bed perimeter

📚 Sources & Research

  • •Essential oil pest research
  • •Brassica IPM studies

Other Cabbage Companions

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