Talking to friends recently, I was told that they keep "old chestnuts"
(horse chestnuts, that is) in the four corners of each room in order to
deter spiders. It is supposed to be an old remedy. I have never heard
of this before and can't imagine what can be in chestnuts which so
offends spiders.

Can anyone shed any light on this? My friends didn't seem to know how
it worked, but seemed to think that it did. Don't get me wrong: I still
love spiders, but there are places where I'd rather they didn't set up home!
--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

"Spider" wrote in message
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Talking to friends recently, I was told that they keep "old chestnuts"
(horse chestnuts, that is) in the four corners of each room in order to
deter spiders. It is supposed to be an old remedy. I have never heard of
this before and can't imagine what can be in chestnuts which so offends
spiders.

Can anyone shed any light on this? My friends didn't seem to know how it
worked, but seemed to think that it did. Don't get me wrong: I still love
spiders, but there are places where I'd rather they didn't set up home!
--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay


My daughter and son in law have Horse Chestnuts in most rooms of their house
for the same reason ............................... and it works. They have
plenty of Horse Chestnut trees in their grounds so are never short of them
:-))

Give it a try :-)


Mike
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Today, is the tomorrow, you were worrying about, yesterday.
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'Mike' wrote:
Can anyone shed any light on this? My friends didn't seem to know how it
worked, but seemed to think that it did. Don't get me wrong: I still love
spiders, but there are places where I'd rather they didn't set up home!
My daughter and son in law have Horse Chestnuts in most rooms of their house
for the same reason ............................... and it works.

See, we have horse chestnuts all over the house, but it's nothing to do with
the spiders and all to do with the small children. Unfortunaetly it doesn't
seem to deter them.

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'Mike' wrote:
Can anyone shed any light on this? My friends didn't seem to know how
it
worked, but seemed to think that it did. Don't get me wrong: I still
love
spiders, but there are places where I'd rather they didn't set up home!
My daughter and son in law have Horse Chestnuts in most rooms of their
house
for the same reason ............................... and it works.

See, we have horse chestnuts all over the house, but it's nothing to do
with
the spiders and all to do with the small children. Unfortunaetly it
doesn't
seem to deter them.

What? Small children? Too late now ;-} Aspirin held firmly between the knees
;-0

Mike


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Today, is the tomorrow, you were worrying about, yesterday.
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On 08/11/2010 18:36, 'Mike' wrote:
wrote in message
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Talking to friends recently, I was told that they keep "old chestnuts"
(horse chestnuts, that is) in the four corners of each room in order to
deter spiders. It is supposed to be an old remedy. I have never heard of
this before and can't imagine what can be in chestnuts which so offends
spiders.

Can anyone shed any light on this? My friends didn't seem to know how it
worked, but seemed to think that it did. Don't get me wrong: I still love
spiders, but there are places where I'd rather they didn't set up home!
--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay


My daughter and son in law have Horse Chestnuts in most rooms of their house
for the same reason ............................... and it works. They have
plenty of Horse Chestnut trees in their grounds so are never short of them
:-))

Give it a try :-)


Mike


Thanks, Mike. I'll have to go on a conker hunt then

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

On 08/11/2010 18:55, wrote:
wrote:
Can anyone shed any light on this? My friends didn't seem to know how it
worked, but seemed to think that it did. Don't get me wrong: I still love
spiders, but there are places where I'd rather they didn't set up home!
My daughter and son in law have Horse Chestnuts in most rooms of their house
for the same reason ............................... and it works.

See, we have horse chestnuts all over the house, but it's nothing to do with
the spiders and all to do with the small children. Unfortunaetly it doesn't
seem to deter them.


That's delightfully wicked, Vicky! :~} Perhaps you're not throwing them
hard enough!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

"Spider" wrote ...

Talking to friends recently, I was told that they keep "old chestnuts"
(horse chestnuts, that is) in the four corners of each room in order to
deter spiders. It is supposed to be an old remedy. I have never heard
of this before and can't imagine what can be in chestnuts which so
offends spiders.

Can anyone shed any light on this? My friends didn't seem to know how
it worked, but seemed to think that it did. Don't get me wrong: I still
love spiders, but there are places where I'd rather they didn't set up home!

It's supposed to do with a gas/smell they give off, it also is supposed to
have an effect on moth so some put them in their wardrobes too. They do
contain saponin, a natural soap, so maybe it's true but if so why do the
trees suffer with leaf miner moth.
I've never seen any scientific proof either way.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

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'Mike' wrote:
Can anyone shed any light on this? My friends didn't seem to know how it
worked, but seemed to think that it did. Don't get me wrong: I still love
spiders, but there are places where I'd rather they didn't set up home!
My daughter and son in law have Horse Chestnuts in most rooms of their house
for the same reason ............................... and it works.

See, we have horse chestnuts all over the house, but it's nothing to do with
the spiders and all to do with the small children. Unfortunaetly it doesn't
seem to deter them.

I have a few horse chestnuts in a bowl on the sideboard, and it works, -
I hardly ever see a small child in my house. 8-)
--
Gordon H
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Gordon H wrote:
See, we have horse chestnuts all over the house, but it's nothing to do with
the spiders and all to do with the small children. Unfortunaetly it doesn't
seem to deter them.
I have a few horse chestnuts in a bowl on the sideboard, and it works, -
I hardly ever see a small child in my house. 8-)

Where do you live - I'll post you some!

It seems to be the latest "silly season" story - it was all over one of the Sunday tabloids, but I was too far away to read any more than the headline.

"kay" wrote in message
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No Name;904745 Wrote:
Gordon H lid wrote:--
See, we have horse chestnuts all over the house, but it's nothing to do
with
the spiders and all to do with the small children. Unfortunaetly it
doesn't
seem to deter them.-
I have a few horse chestnuts in a bowl on the sideboard, and it works,
-
I hardly ever see a small child in my house. 8-)-

Where do you live - I'll post you some!

It seems to be the latest "silly season" story - it was all over one of
the Sunday tabloids, but I was too far away to read any more than the
headline.




--
kay


So, it's a "silly season story" in your eyes, but if it works, why knock it?

If it doesn't work for you, forget it!


Mike

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Today, is the tomorrow, you were worrying about, yesterday.
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kay wrote:
I hardly ever see a small child in my house. 8-)-

Where do you live - I'll post you some!

It seems to be the latest "silly season" story - it was all over one of
the Sunday tabloids, but I was too far away to read any more than the
headline.

What, ... posting children to people?? :-P

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Gordon H wrote:
See, we have horse chestnuts all over the house, but it's nothing to do with
the spiders and all to do with the small children. Unfortunaetly it doesn't
seem to deter them.
I have a few horse chestnuts in a bowl on the sideboard, and it works, -
I hardly ever see a small child in my house. 8-)

Where do you live - I'll post you some!

5500 miles from my grandson and 12000 miles from my granddaughters.
:-)
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Gordon H
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kay wrote:
I hardly ever see a small child in my house. 8-)-

Where do you live - I'll post you some!

It seems to be the latest "silly season" story - it was all over one of
the Sunday tabloids, but I was too far away to read any more than the
headline.

What, ... posting children to people?? :-P

Investigators are on their way as we speak....
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Gordon H
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What, ... posting children to people?? :-P

Investigators are on their way as we speak....

Postal depots are overrun with undeliverable children whose parents
didn't put enough stamps on.

Janet

ROTFL.

Unca Bob