Canterbury bells

Pests & beneficial insects

🐛 Prone to: Slugs

Slugs

Gastropoda

Ragged, smooth-edged holes and slime trails, all of it done overnight.

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Attract Ground beetles

Ground beetles

Carabidae

Night-active ground hunters, taking slugs, cutworms and leatherjackets at soil level.

to keep them in check — plant Alsike CloverGreat, Berseem CloverGreat and Bird's-foot TrefoilGreat nearby.

Companion Planting

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  Alsike Clover
  

  Alsike CloverGreat pair

  • ❧Alsike Clover attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Slugs that attack Canterbury bells
  • ❧Alsike Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Canterbury bells feeds on
  • ❧Alsike Clover draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
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  Berseem Clover
  

  Berseem CloverGreat pair

  • ❧Berseem Clover attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Slugs that attack Canterbury bells
  • ❧Berseem Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Canterbury bells feeds on
  • ❧Berseem Clover draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
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  Bird's-foot Trefoil
  

  Bird's-foot TrefoilGreat pair

  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Slugs that attack Canterbury bells
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil fixes nitrogen in the soil that Canterbury bells feeds on
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Canterbury bells

Grow: Full sun

Water: Medium · Height: 75 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining soil