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Old 02-04-2007, 03:38 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Lemon Grass

On Apr 2, 12:45 am, "volume" wrote:
Do lemon grass plants repel mosquitoes simply by their aroma? Or is it
necessary to crush the herbs/grass blades and rub on your skin in order to
repel them?

Thanks.


I have several large clumps of lemon grass near the house. They do
not have any noticable effect on mosquitos. As for rubbing it on to
your skin I have nver tried it. Why don't you try it and report
back? You should be able to test this quite easily if there are
planty of mossies about at your place.

David