[Artemisia] A word about merchants & flowers

[Kit]

Oh I am going to try that on my deck this summer, we have a creek at the 
back of the property, and last yr, I couldn't believe with all the spraying 
of myself and around our deck I still got bit in places I had missed with 
the spray, but marigolds thank you thank you, it will be a pleasant to be 
able to sit out on the deck and enjoy the summer breeze and the smells of 
the country, watch the deer and not be mutting cuss words.

Cathryn
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From: <LadyPDC at aol.com>
To: <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Artemisia] A word about merchants & flowers


>
>
> In a message dated 12/29/2007 11:31:12 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> lady_flora at msn.com writes:
>
> The same  is true for planting marigolds (the American kind, not the
> English) along  your vegetable garden paths.  The scent and taste of
> marigolds is very  unpleasant to a lot of pesky critters.
>
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>
> Not just good for the garden, marigolds are good for people as well. 
> Plant
> them where ever you intend to sit and enjoy and you will not be bothered 
> by
> mosquitos.  Again something I learned from medieval gardeners (I have a 
> book
> printed in 1473 in which an Italian gardener describes his garden  through 
> two
> growing seasons and the whys and wherefores as to planting of  various 
> things.
> Unfortunately it is written in medieval Italian so it is a  very slow
> process of translating and then understanding what he is saying.   But it 
> does
> provide me with a challenge whenever I am not feeling well)
>
> Anyway, I did plant marigolds along the front pathway and around my rose
> patio where I like to sit and read in the summer a couple of years ago and 
> they
> were correct.  That whole summer I didn't receive one bite.   My neighbors 
> put
> up zappers and sprayed and did all kinds of other stuff to  no avail. 
> They
> finally came and asked me what my secret was, so I showed  them.  The 
> whole
> neighborhood was soon in bloom and the mosquitos abandoned  the area for 
> more
> "tasteful" surroundings.  Amazing what one little flower  can do isn't it?
>
> Debbie
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