"Bonnie, were you saying the garlic oil would repel butterflies?"
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Bonnie Hannum ~ Missouri, USA replied to Doris sing's discussion Butterflies and Mosquitoes in the group Butterflies"Yes, it sure does. The lady bugs disappear as well!"
Christina M. Frye left a comment for Doris sing"A friend from Texas told me a lot of people are using Listerine or a generic brand to repel mosquitos...spray the liquid around where ever u r going to be...like a barrier..."
Randy Anderson zn.5/Il. USA replied to Doris sing's discussion Butterflies and Mosquitoes in the group Butterflies"I don't know about the garlic oil, but my butterfly population was down last summer as well. The number of varieties I've seen so far this spring has been limited. But it's still early here in the midwest. I'm also rural,and we…"
AnnieZio Zone 8b replied to Doris sing's discussion Butterflies and Mosquitoes in the group Butterflies"Haha- I have many feral cats that prowl my yard all hours of night and day. Think garlic oil would keep them away?"
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Butterflies and Mosquitoes
I have MIlkweed plants in my garden and usually see lots of cats and Monarchs. However, this past summer there were very few. I live in Houston and sprayed garlic oil to repel mosquitoes. The manufacturer said it would not harm beneficials, but many people do not consider caterpillars to be beneficial. Does anyone know if garlic oil repels butterflies as well?
Doris sing commented on Scott Allen's blog post Be careful in your beds right now"here is a great website to help you decide, based on your location. It has a map of the current soil temperatures. I have found it very helpful, because each year is different. http://www.greencastonline.com/SoilTempMaps.aspx"
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- Recreational Gardener
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- Intermediate
- What kind of gardening do you like to do?
- home landscape beds
- How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?
- 3 - 8 hrs
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- At 10:54pm on November 2, 2010, Christina M. Frye said…
- A friend from Texas told me a lot of people are using Listerine or a generic brand to repel mosquitos...spray the liquid around where ever u r going to be...like a barrier...
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Contributing GardenerCatherine Cronin (Ireland) commented on Garden-Share's group Ireland
"Would LOVE to see pics of your garden, Nancy...anything will do ;)"
Nancy E Jenkins commented on Garden-Share's group Ireland"Well after church I came home, quick lunch and got at my smaller newer veggie garden. Well got beets, two half rows, two seed strips of small onion and 2 rows corm. Now I am getting somewhere. Suppose to rain overnight. The humidex and add that with…"
Parisean commented on Parisean's photo
Unknown tropical plant
"Interesting, may be a relative, since it has never bloomed. The leaf in the pic is nearly 20" long on nearly a 3 foot stem."
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