A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2005 mosquitos and lavender

just a quick tid-bit of info for ewes.

i have read and heard from various sources that lavender will keep mosquitos at bay!! so if you are in an area that has lots of those little blood suckers get a few lavender plants and maybe keep them in pots on your porch or if you have a sitting area that is not closed in keep them near the seats

Thanks for the tip, phoenix. I have heard basil will do the same thing.

Dianna

hey thats good to know too. thank you dianna i will have to increase the number of basil plants i have during the summer months my yard is overtaken by mosquitos :p now that i know about these two plants i'm going to have basil and lavender all over the yard

p.s.
what is the scale for at the bottom of your posts?

thanks again
phoenix <img border="0" alt="[clappy]" title="" src="graemlins/clappy.gif" />

It came from the ticker factory. If you click on it, you will be able to choose from all kinds of events that you might want to keep track of. A member here (can't remember which one) got us started on them.

Mine is for losing weight. Doesn't look like I am gonna lose what I wanted to before my wedding on May 14. Good thing my skirt has an elastic band!

We got a new catalog in the mail today. It was advertising "shoo geraniums" as being good for keeping skeeters at bay, too. I need to plant all of these on this infested land we call home!

Dianna

thats cool!! congrats i'm sure you can do it
thanx again keep up the good work