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- From: "Glen Eco Farm" <glenecofarm AT planetcomm.net>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Bug spray
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 07:19:11 -0400
There is a scented Geranium that is sometimes used
as a potted house plant to repel mosquitoes inside the house. The
essential oil it releases is citronella if I am not mistaken. In fact
I think that citronella oil is available as a rub on or as an ingredient in
candles. Check out some catalogs that carry various herbal products.
My wife has steeped garlic in mineral oil or olive oil and kept it around the
house for various purposes including using it as a bug repellant in the
garden. I have on several occasions rubbed it on my face, neck, and arms
in order to (you guessed it) keep away bugs. It works! If you can
handle smelling like a garlic head for a few hours you are in tall cotton.
I kind of like it! It's a little like the pleasure of smelling your own
farts. It should also work to keep pesky people away. I have even
used garlic oil several times to relieve pain in chronically sore
joints.
Marlin Burkholder
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Re: [Market-farming] Glen Eco,
tonitime, 07/05/2007
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[Market-farming] Garlic Seed,
Marie Kamphefner, 07/05/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Garlic Seed,
road's end farm, 07/05/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Bug spray,
Marcy, 07/05/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] Bug spray, Glen Eco Farm, 07/06/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Bug spray,
Marcy, 07/05/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Garlic Seed,
road's end farm, 07/05/2007
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[Market-farming] Garlic Seed,
Marie Kamphefner, 07/05/2007
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