Plants to Protect the Gardener: Natural Insect Repellents

If stinging gnats have made gardening a painful chore for you, the author has some advice on natural insect repellents - essentially, plants - that will keep them away for a time.

By H.C. Matthews
May/June 1973

We hear about marigold, nasturtium, and various herbs that can help keep bugs off the vegetables in the garden . . . but what about something to shoo insect pests from the gardener?

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