Legume::Păstârnac
Lat. Pastinaca sativa
Eng. Parsnip
Helps
fruit trees
Helped by:
Attracts:
a variety of predatory insects
Repels:
Avoid (near by):
Comments:
The flowers of the parsnip plant left to seed will attract a variety of predatory insects to the garden, they are particularly helpful when left under fruit trees, the predators attacking codling moth and light brown apple moth. The root also contains Myristricin, which is toxic to fruit flies, house flies, red spider mite, pea aphids, a simple blender made extraction of three blended parsnips roots to one litre of water through a food processor (not one for preparing food) and left overnight, strained and use within a few days.