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Plant potatoes on Good Friday, grow beans in a horse-hair mattress and scatter elephant dung to keep out roe deer. Should you happen to have herb bennet (Geum urbanum) growing in your garden, both you and your produce will, apparently, be free from evil spirits. Since the Middle Ages, it's been...

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Published inCountry life (London) pp. 88 - 89
Main Author Hobson, Jeremy
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bath Future Publishing Ltd 12.09.2018
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Gardens & gardening
Hair
Herbs
Traditions
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Summary:Plant potatoes on Good Friday, grow beans in a horse-hair mattress and scatter elephant dung to keep out roe deer. Should you happen to have herb bennet (Geum urbanum) growing in your garden, both you and your produce will, apparently, be free from evil spirits. Since the Middle Ages, it's been considered so powerful and protective a plant that, according to the Hortus Sanitatis, written in 1491, even 'Satan can do nothing and flies from it'. Modern-day flower arrangers might also like to know that foxgloves added to a floral display make all the other flowers last longer. Since the reign of the Celts, the waxing and waning of the Moon has held great significance for growers and many gardeners still believe in planting vegetables during specific phases.
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ISSN:0045-8856