Any risk to growing other plants and herbs around the good stuff

Is there any risk in a small indoor grow room to grow some regular legal herbs like basil, cilantro, oregano, etc. next to the good stuff? Mind you, full attention would be on the bud, but I figured I may as well grow some pizza/dinner toppings while I'm at it.

actually depending on where you're at its probably a good idea, if you're in a place where mites are a problem grow something mites hate to be around.

None at all unless you have Italian cooks who teleport through walls at night to steal pizza toppings. Some neighborhoods here have had persistent low-level bother. cn

dbkick said:

actually depending on where you're at its probably a good idea, if you're in a place where mites are a problem grow something mites hate to be around.

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Any suggstions on what mites hate?

Thanks for the feedback!

gotigers0420 said:

Any suggstions on what mites hate?

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yo google it, but I think I remember cilantro , ginger....not sure, google it.

now that I think about it, the main ingredient of pyrethrum is extract from the chrysanthemum so maybe some of those.

Another strategy to try is using bush bean plants amongst the crop. In some crops, such as tomato, this is a very effective strategy for pulling spider mites off the crop. Bean plants are also easy to monitor, as they show spider mite damage within hours. If the beans are moderately successful, apply persimilis to them to create a “banking” system, generating more persimilis that will move into the crop. If the beans are highly successful, carefully remove them and the spider mites and plant some more beans.