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To: decimon
Many old herb & medical anthropology texts have always been saying this (and more!
3 posted on 02/14/2011 5:06:06 PM PST by de.rm ('Most people never believe anything you tell them unless it isn't true."-Groucho Marx)
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To: de.rm

Yep. I have two planters on either side of the main door of my hangar. I grow marigolds in them in the summertime. Helps keep the ‘skeeters out of the hangar. I also will grab a blossom or two and stick them in my shirt pocket. That helps keep ‘em away, too. Neem oil is another great biological wonder for fungi and mold prevention when applied to plants. Keeps some bugs away, too.


9 posted on 02/14/2011 5:15:59 PM PST by Thermalseeker (The theft being perpetrated by Congress and the Fed makes Bernie Maddoff look like a pickpocket.)
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To: de.rm

Don’t you just love it when scientists, usually using grants paid for by us, discover something that has been known for centuries? I’m sipping chamomile tea right now. I can’t wait until scientists discover it’s calming properties.


11 posted on 02/14/2011 5:30:22 PM PST by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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