1.
Plant a few flowers throughout the garden to
attract bees for pollination. See blog post ‘Flowers and Activities to Attract
Bees’.
2. Planting onions throughout
the garden (except near peas and beans) can deter many insects.
Some flowering plants that also have repelling
effects are marigolds, petunias, chrysanthemums, lavender, mint, basil, and rosemary.
Pollination occurs when the
pollen from the male flower (the one with the stamen) brushes up against the
pistol on the female flower.
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Animals, insects, wind, water, or just bushing
against the plants can make this happen.
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If none of these are around to pollinate the
plant, you can do it yourself. You can use a Q-tip to rub pollen off the male
flower ands rub it onto the female flower (it’s the one that is a little
swollen under the flower), or you can cut off the male flower, take off the
petals and rub it onto the center of the female flower.
pollination photo by : VegiBee
