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Using clover to attract pollinators (aussie.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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How close should the pollinator garden be to the vegetable garden? Will seeding white clover in the grass area around the vegetable garden attract pollinators and improve pollination in the veggie garden? have read recommendation to intersperse flowering plants with the veggies to attract beneficial insects. Would it however have the opposite effect of drawing the pollinators to the more plentiful clover flowers in the lawn and away from the veggie garden?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Anywhere in the vicinity will work. Whether is surrounding your veggies, interspersed within, or a separate patch off to the side somewhere.

These bugs know how to find what they're looking for. Don't overthink it.