[Sca-cooks] Period gardening

[Chris Stanifer]

--- Jenne Heise <jenne at mail.browser.net> wrote:

>
> *blink blink* As far as I knew, the marigold that
> has insecticidal
> properties is Tagetes, the mexican marigold (which I
> adore and grow in my
> garden), a relative of pyrethum. Tagetes were not
> imported to Europe until
> late period at best.

Shows you how much I know, eh?  Or, more to the point,
how much *they* knew.  My marigolds are Calendula,
too...so I guess this won't work as a pesticide??

Shucks.  Oh, well...the ceyenne cocktail seems to be
having some small effect, at least.

Balthazar of Blackmoor

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