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title: "The flies keep on eating my poor basil please help 😕"
description: "The flies keep on eating my poor basil please help 😕"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/SdIt1GHLReKlGSL0n6k4DA"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Plant lover"
published: "2024-05-19T17:32:44.034527Z"
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# The flies keep on eating my poor basil please help 😕

_Posted by Plant lover on 2024-05-19_

The flies keep on eating my poor basil please help 😕

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## 2 comments

### Dondoo52 commented on 2024-05-19

I read online recently that if you put pennies around the table flies will stay away. I’ve not tried it but maybe it would work around the plant too. It won’t hurt to try it.

### Plant lover commented on 2024-05-19

Ok thanks

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