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  1. Ivy on catnip! I am curious how that turns out, should be a hoot! I love my chocolate mint , and I hope to get some lemon balm this season.

  2. My daughter has basil, mint, rosemary, lavender and citronella growing in pots in her back patio but none of those have deterred the mosquitoes. Maybe all the rain we’ve had in the DFW area of Texas is to blame.

  3. A great collection of anti-mosquito remedies, Brenda. It used to be that I rarely got bitten by mosquitoes. My blood type is O-negative, but recently, in the past 10 years or so, I have developed the tendency to get mosquito bites and an allergy that makes them develop into horrible blood blisters and then deep, deep sores. I have many scars left from them. Since I have recently been diagnosed with an immune system disorder I think that may be the cause of the severity of my bites. Needless to say I am rather paranoid about getting bitten as I love being outside gardening and digging in the dirt. Anyway, I am certainly going to utilize some of your list of suggestions for repelling those nasty little insects this summer. Thanks for posting them.

    Let us know how Ivy likes catnip if you give her some. I guess most cats do although it can make them kind of crazy if they get too much.

  4. Brenda I just wanted to stop by and thank you. You have the kindest heart and I truly appreciate the time you take to read my posts and let me know you’re keeping me in your prayers. This means so much to me.
    I’ve enjoyed reading over your posts, You’re such a wonderful writer and your words exude a calmness that I appreciate.. I especially like your blog appearance and notice it’s WordPress. For awhile I toyed with switching from Blogger and my son Patrick even opened a wordpress blog for me but there it sits, someplace in the cyber world, uncompleted. Especially now it seems to hard to learn how to navigate. Did you have trouble moving over? Just curious. Patrick was my techie helper and I feel lost without him. I’m sorry we live so far I see your name in my comment section and I wish I could give you a big hug.
    thank you dear one for your support during these difficult times.
    xo
    Leslie aka Gwen Moss

  5. Brenda, thank you for this list! I’m starting to purchase plants and definitely want those that repel mosquitoes. I’m usually a banquet for them and anything I can do to deter those beasts works for me! Love and hugs!

  6. My son and I are type A blood and rarely get bitten. My daughter and husband are type O and get eaten up. We’ve always thought there was something to that. Love the ideas about repelling mosquitoes with plants. By the way, I also love everything you post on this blog. Please never change!

  7. Great ideas; didn’t know catnip deters mosquitos. I planted it one year and had a crowd of feral cats and kittens on my back porch when I went to let my dog out. I had to call animal control when the kittens got their little claws stuck in my wood fence. I was worried the pit bull next door would get the kittens; luckily they left before animal control arrived. I pulled the catnip up so they wouldn’t come back. XX00

  8. I have AB+ blood and mosquitoes love me unfortunately. These are all great tips as they are really bad here in Atlanta. xo Laura

  9. A timely post! I live in northeast Florida along the coast and took my dog for a walk this morning along the marsh. The mosquitoes are alive and biting! I will remember to rub a leaf of basil on my arms/legs tomorrow morning before I take the dog for a walk. Lemon balm, peppermint, and catnip are definitely on my list of plants to buy when I go to the nursery tomorrow. I am looking forward to the smell of lemon balm and the peppermint — I forget to purchase these plants because I am usually focused on the new flowers that are displayed at the nursery. Should be fun to watch my cats with the catnip! Thanks for this listing; my legs will most certainly be grateful!

    Have a wonderful Thursday.

    1. Herbs are usually cheaper than the flowers too. At my nursery a small pot of annuals is $4.99. But you can get the same size in herbs for about half that.

  10. Wow, great tips, Brenda!! My sweetie grows catnip for his kitty cat Lucy and he brings her one fresh leaf at a time and she goes nuts for it!!! I’d love to see Miss Ivy Lou all doped up on Catnip, ha ha!! Maybe it will calm her down!

  11. We have catnip plants in our backyard that just come up every year; we didn’t plant them. Our cat loves it and I give her just a little at a time because she will eat it. Makes her breath smell good! So I am sure Ivy would love catnip. I like the smell of it, too.

  12. thanks for all the info. I’m definitely outside a lot now at the new house. I haven’t seen any around here, but I want to be proactive. Interesting about the catnip plant as a deterrent.

  13. What an informative post. I’ll be planting some of the herbs mentioned here, especially the peppermint. When we are out on our deck in the evenings, we light the torches. We have several spaced around our deck and fill them with the “Tiki Bug Fighter” torch fuel. It comes in a green bottle and absolutely works! You can buy it at Lowe’s or Wal Mart, etc. The mosquitos do not like it. I think I’ll try planting some catnip also. Thanks for the ideas!

  14. Yikes! ‘Skeeters adore me! All great tips you’ve posted.

    1. I’m lucky they do not bite me. Occasionally land on me, but then they fly away.

  15. excellent post!
    some of this information i already knew.
    I am a Type O Positive and mosquitos, ticks and fleas adore me.!
    My sis, a Type A is not vulnerable in any way to any biters!
    thanks again!
    Lou

    1. I’m O Positive and they leave me alone. Maybe it’s one of the medications I take.

  16. Brenda, I have lemon balm in a container on my deck, as well as rosemary. I bought a new plant this year called cat mint. It is tall and has lavender flowers. Are you familiar with it? I have an old bicycle that I painted aqua and I filled the basket with the cat mint, dusty miller and pink flowers that resemble daisies. It looks so pretty parked under a tree at the edge of my deck. More than one way to garden when the soil is rocky like here on the river. I so enjoy your gardening posts.

    1. I love that idea! I don’t have cat mint but have been thinking about finding some.

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