Astral Health

Keeping Bugs Off Your Herbs and Plants



To discourages bugs to stay away from your herbs you can either sprinkle plants with water in which tomato leaves have been boiled

  

OR

  

You can mix together and boil one gallon of light mineral oil with one pound of soap and a half gallon of water. Spray this on your trees – especially your fruit trees. This will keep chewing insects from laying their eggs.

  

OR

  

You can sprinkle chamolile or rosemary tea on the plant leaves to discourage bug infestation.

  

Peace Be Still Sam

Making Rose Petal Liquor



This recipe for Rose Liquor is often served during the Wiccan holiday of Litha.

  

1 pound rose petals

1 lemon

1 teasopoon of wine yeast

2/12 pounds of sugar

1 gallon sugar

  

Add edible rose petals to two gallon pot. Add 1 gallon water and bring to simmer. Stir frequently until roses have lost all of their color. Drain off liquid and discard the petals.

  

Add sugar, juice of the lemon and wine yeast dissolved in lukewarm water. Cover with a towel and let sit two weeks before bottling.

  

Peace Be Still Sam

Keeping Bugs Off Your Herbs and Plants



To discourages bugs to stay away from your herbs you can either sprinkle plants with water in which tomato leaves have been boiled

  

OR

  

You can mix together and boil one gallon of light mineral oil with one pound of soap and a half gallon of water. Spray this on your trees – especially your fruit trees. This will keep chewing insects from laying their eggs.

  

OR

  

You can sprinkle chamolile or rosemary tea on the plant leaves to discourage bug infestation.

  

Peace Be Still Sam

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