Fenugreek

Pests & beneficial insects

🐛 Prone to: Aphids

Aphids

Aphididae

Curled leaves, sticky honeydew and ants on patrol — usually with something already eating them.

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Attract Hoverflies

Hoverflies

Syrphidae

The adults only drink nectar. It is the larvae that eat the aphids.

, Lacewings

Lacewings

Chrysopidae

Golden-eyed adults that mostly drink; larvae that hunt like small alligators.

, Ladybugs

Ladybugs

Coccinellidae

The one predator here where the adults hunt as hard as the larvae do.

, Parasitic wasps

Parasitic wasps

Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and relatives

Pinhead-sized, stingless, and lethal to aphids and caterpillars from the inside.

to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, French MarigoldGreat and BuglossGreat nearby.

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Fenugreek outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 10 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 90 days.

Keep track of the seeds you own.

Companion Planting

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  Buchii Lavender
  

  Buchii LavenderExcellent pair

  • ❧Buchii Lavender attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Fenugreek
  • ❧Fenugreek fixes nitrogen in the soil that Buchii Lavender feeds on
  • ❧Fenugreek draws Bees that improve pollination for both
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  round leaf lavender
  

  round leaf lavenderExcellent pair

  • ❧round leaf lavender attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Fenugreek
  • ❧Fenugreek fixes nitrogen in the soil that round leaf lavender feeds on
  • ❧Fenugreek draws Bees that improve pollination for both
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  African Marigold
  

  African MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Fenugreek
  • ❧Fenugreek fixes nitrogen in the soil that African Marigold feeds on
  • ❧African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Fenugreek

How to grow Fenugreek

1. Sow0 weeks from frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space10 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Medium · Height: 50 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average