6-2-2008 Lemon Grass Mosquito Repellent
I was told mosquitos are repelled by planting lemon grass.
Mosquito Bermuda Triangle
And, as always, whenever I learn about something new, I immediately am immersed in the new reality to which I have been enlightened. So now, I see lemon grass everywhere. In stores, in people's yards: most everywhere. So now I need to see if it works. I can't really smell any lemonyness from the leaves, but when I break off a leaf, it wafts of lemon pungeance. I'll try cooking with it, and I hope it's not too thirsty a plant. I'll likely have to move it once the jacaranda grows enough to throw shade onto it. I'm also planting Asian dwarf jasmine around it to further reduce my mowing tasks and reduce my need to water in drought scenarios.
I also want to get a rainbarrel set up (see how dry the lawn is in the picture). It's our dry season in the spring, right before the rainy hurricane season. To combat this problem, a friend makes and sells rainbarrels. Here's his url: http://rainwaterservices.com
As an aside, why come do Asian dwarves get a jasmine named after them anyway? Why can't I have a jasmine named after me? Norwegian dufus jasmine has serious potential and would likely be very resistant to aphids.
