I met a lady this weekend who said she successfully used "worm gold" buried around her plants to eliminate white fly (it took some time). Has any one successfully tried this? I have a big hybiscus by the front door that gets really yucky in white fly season. She said the worm gold eventually makes the plant taste bad???

I think Lori is referring to worm castings, the produce from a worm farm.
The reason it would be of benefit in keeping pests away from plants, is that it is good for plants. It feeds them just the right amount of nutrient. It's the perfect organic fertilizer. In the case of making a plant "taste bad" to pests, a good supply of potassium causes plant cells to strengthen and toughens them up, making them less palatable to pests. That's why a healthy plant grown in rich, healthy soil doesn't seem to get attacked as much as one which is struggling in poor, unimproved soil.

So i imagine that's an explanation for Lori's hibiscus too, and your herbs. To get the soil in good condition, so the plant can protect itself. Feed the soil. Water the soil. Protect the soil. Grow soil. Let the plant grow itself.

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The secret is the soil.

Get some worms snap you can keep them in a rubbermaid container with some newspaper and feed them coffee grounds and just about any leftover in your house but meat they consume quickly and are terrific for your garden.. there are several posts in the organic section you should check it out!

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