http://site.cleanairgardening.com/info/plant-feverfew-in-your-garden-for-insect-control.html Gardening tips and advice. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:59:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://site.cleanairgardening.com/info/plant-feverfew-in-your-garden-for-insect-control.html/comment-page-1#comment-4048 rowena Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:28:43 +0000 http://site.cleanairgardening.com/info/plant-feverfew-in-your-garden-for-insect-control.html#comment-4048 After reading this post I wondered what I already had in the garden that could possibly be a natural insect repellent. My mind immediately turned to our perilla plant, which has held its own against nibbling insects who have no problem with our genovese basil and asian greens. Perilla has a really unique scent which I can't quite put into words, other than if I were an insect...I wouldn't want to be munching on that! After reading this post I wondered what I already had in the garden that could possibly be a natural insect repellent. My mind immediately turned to our perilla plant, which has held its own against nibbling insects who have no problem with our genovese basil and asian greens. Perilla has a really unique scent which I can’t quite put into words, other than if I were an insect…I wouldn’t want to be munching on that!

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