[Sca-cooks] Period gardening

[Chris Stanifer]

--- ruadh <ruadh at home.com> wrote:
> Looks like a Killer recipe, whorl [some of..] the
> Lilies. and spray both
> tops and bottoms ....Marigold are repellent of some
> bugs.. add to the blend.

Interesting that this topic should come back to
medieval remedies for bugs...  over on the
Caid-Members list we were discussing period mosquito
repellant (actually, modern mosquito repellants, with
a few references to medieval methods scattered here
and there).  Someone had suggested hanging a wreath of
marigold around the neck, which, I believe, was said
to have been done in medieval Europe (??)  And, it
just so happens I have a few marigolds which are about
to go to seed, so I can deadhead them and whip them
into a 'curtailment cocktail' for these nasty little
worms.  I'll let you know how it works out.  Thanks
for the tip.

Balthazar of Blackmoor

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