Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Hi
For the naturalists among us, I've heard mosquito larvae get stuck to shepherds' purse seed. I don't know what stage or maturity/ripeness for the seeds and haven't tried it, but if you have standing water issues, it never hurts to also reduce the population.

If anyone tries this, please post.

Love everyone's posts.

Charly, GartenMeister
I work the garden, God grows it :)

On Aug 14, 2013, at 1:16 AM, Andrew Lindsay <a.lindsay247@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> The best repellent for mosquito and midges is a available as a dry oil
> body spray from Avon's Skin So Soft range from your Avon rep (providing you
> have Avon in the states). I have used it and have not been bothered by
> either. It is even used by the Marines, see following link
> http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/avon-s-spray-finds-calling-as-midge-repellent-for-royal-marines-1-1403152
>
> Good stuff.
>
> Andrew
>
> On 14 August 2013 02:31, TGKP_Free4Me <tgkp_free4me@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I was reading this old post about getting rid of slugs, as they sometimes
> > are a big problem in my garden, but there is no way I can go out at night
> > to pick them, as I seem to be a mosquito magnet! My husband and brother are
> > smokers, and mosquitos don't seem to bother them. I am not a smoker, and If
> > I step out at night or early morning, they seem to flock to me. Sometimes
> > even during the middle of the day, they are after me. I have tried that
> > "Mosquito" plant, let me tell you, it doesn't work. I have tried the
> > torches even with the "Mosquito" fuel, and it doesn't work. I hate to have
> > to spray the Deet on me, and sometimes even with that, I get bit. I try and
> > make sure there is no standing water in my yard, but I don't always have
> > time to dump everything. Anyone have any other ideas on how to repel
> > Mosquitos? Thanks.
> >
> > Teri P.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "CGP G" <charlysgardenplace@gmail.com>
> > To: MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, July 5, 2013 11:08:08 AM
> > Subject: Re: [MittleiderMethodGardening] Moss and slugs
> >
> > Hi
> > Using bread as an attractant works, for me, even better than beer. The
> > only problem is having to go hand-collect them, dusk and later, aided by a
> > flashlight. But bread is safe for pets, wildlife, and soil, (and I can
> > safely feed slug-ingested bread to my ducks and chickens). Sluggo and beer
> > get expensive, but the tradeoff for using bread is investing time. I count
> > it as spending more time in the garden - it lets me see what's going on at
> > night.
> > One thought: collecting is easier with a strap-on head light to keep hands
> > free.
> > Happy hunting!
> >
> > Charly, GartenMeister
> > I work the garden, God grows it :)
> >
> > On Jul 5, 2013, at 3:24 AM, "incredible.family" <
> > incredible.family@yahoo.com > wrote:
> >
> > > I have been transforming my "sidehill/uphill" garden into MM. Soil has
> > > a light green moss on top in some areas in some spots. Also slugs. Any
> > > ideas other than Kenyon hoeing for the moss and baiting slugs with beer
> > > or using Sluggo?
> > >
> > >
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