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Pest controlMore peppery and robust than summer savory. Traditional companion for beans — said to deter bean beetles and improve flavour. Evergreen in mild winters.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Well-draining, poor to average, slightly alkaline
Thymus vulgaris
herbA fellow Lamiaceae — similar growing habits to Winter Savory
