OT Re: [Sca-cooks] Period gardening

[Craig Jones.]

Mozzies are repelled by Eucalyptus.  Then they've probably got used to the
smell in Australia.

Drakey.

>I know I'm chiming in rather late here...I'm not an herb expert, but was
>told several years ago by one who does know herbs rather well that
>pennyroyal, which grows very easily, also is a good mosquito repellant,
>as is eucalyptus (not easily grown, but easily found wherever dried
>flowers are sold).  We usually hang a bunch of one or the other (or
>both) in our pavillion at Pennsic...and it seems to work pretty well!
>
>Kiri
>
>MtLion wrote:
>
>> Borage is a skeeter repellent.
>>
>> Purple Martin Birds (although not period nor European, but natural)
>>
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