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Flowers that flush the ticks


18 June 2020 - 12:08
Argazkian, Indiako krabelinak edo tageteak, tomate eta uraza artean.

Ticks like the skin of a friend of ours. Almost every time he goes to the mountain, he returns loaded with ticks, and he has a day job finding them and cleaning them; he has returned home more than forty.

In our case, the present is not something after eating the day before yesterday. It's very well known, look at all the names I've found, and you'll also have other names: ticks, poachers, capers, assholes, cigars, lackeys, baskets, rats, rags, armchairs, helmets, laps and storks.

If your house is on the mountain and the mountain is your house, you can live surrounded by ticks. Animals and animals that are not far away, sheep, cats, cows, dogs, etc., can host animals that are in the distance, and the aggression can be serious, as certain ticks can spread the terrible Lyme disease when it died.

At home we can protect at least those from home. Planting plants that repel ticks around the house: in the orchard, on the balcony, in the garden, on the terrace, in the front, next to the road... The perfumes they are going to spread are nice to us, but they are hated by ticks. Some of us will put them through the smell, others because they're edible and others because they're beautiful.

The pajarillo (Mentha pulegium), like ticks, also rubs mosquitoes and flies; it is also very nice, with its murky flowers and its known legume is very sweet. Curative sage (Salvia officinalis) is a blood-insect nightmare that rubs ticks and fleas. It is also medicinal herb, with a clear and pale foliage and smooth flowers to see the beautiful; grass suitable for the kitchen and with smell, even if it is not loved by two legs. The asensio herb (Artemisia absinthium) has unpleasant components and spicy odor, it is a big ahuyentator, it becomes large, it has a light gray color and clear flowers. The Violent (Graveolens Route) is the enemy of many: ticks, but also fleas, flies, beetles, slugs, etc. It has anti-fungal and antimicrobial properties. Her foliage is bluish and metallic, giving small yellow flowers. The weak smell of Indian carnation or tagete (Tagetes, the destination) and the roots of the underground nematode, the white fly and, of course, ticks. It has an elegant flower and grows easily. The Ezkaia (Thymus comunnis) is a good companion for life: in addition to smoking the ticks, it has a beautiful smell, it is a nice florin and an ideal companion for the kitchen. Basil or brasilia (Ocinum basilicum) is known for its aroma. If it's in the sun for more than half a day, a lot of insects will fade away. It's one of those that makes the path from the orchard to the kitchen quick, with a nice little flower. It has to be renewed every year, but it is worth it. The smell of rosal or chamomile (Matricaria chamomila) is also not loved by ticks, etc. It's nice for us, like for the view for the palate. The Geranium odor (Pelargonium graveolens), in honor of the name, has a characteristic aroma and what is sweet for us is annoying for ticks. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is also a friend to wear the vegetable garden, to end insects and the smell of some people. Urrelias or chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum spp.) It has a component called pyrethrin: natural insecticide is strong and ticks, etc. They're very well looked at him.

Ventilating the claws, perfuming the environment and putting on and enjoying the palate, what else do we need?


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