Midges!

[Nicos]

These peeps sell the jackets too! ( and Avon products!!)


hmmm...link not working..hang on...

[Containergardener]

you could add some flowers or fruit to the hat to spruce it a bit
Pic was there nicos

[Nicos]

http://www.midgejacket.co.uk/

[Containergardener]

Our forestry gamekeeper/deer conservation man wears them.

[Jay-ell]

Pennyroyal supposedly deters them.

Although I have pennyroyal on my first I can't testify to the effectiveness as I don't have midges on that plot, all the midges are on my second plot next door.

[Nicos]

Elderleaf spray might be worth a try?????

Elder

I know we used to ride with clumps of elderflowers in the horse's browband to keep flies away from their faces.
No idea if it works with midges????

I know- you could do a trial!!!
One day Avon products, another elder flowers, another elder water spary, another a midge net.
Count and record the number of fresh bites on your face!!!

sorry- that idea made me giggle!!!!!

[mrswadders]

i've heard Chanel No5 works well............................................ooooooooooBM you'll smell loverrrrrlyyyy!

[Snoop Puss]

Well, I was commenting just the other day to Mr Snoop how we don't have any of those tiny nipping flies we usually get. Not yet, anyway. They're awful, the blight of my life down in the veg patch.

I've found this on ebay. Any views?

Avon Skin So Soft Original Dry Oil Spray [ Mosquito Insect Repellent ] | eBay

Is it different to the stuff you suggest, BM?

[Nicos]

Isn't that the same thing but in a different bottle?

read gg's link in post#2

[Snoop Puss]

Thanks. Should have read the article.

[Bigmallly]

Is it different to the stuff you suggest, BM?

Same stuff Snoop but twice the price..........thanks for looking anyway.

[mothhawk]

Pennyroyal supposedly deters them.

... I have pennyroyal on my first ... I don't have midges on that plot, all the midges are on my second plot next door.

The pennyroyal obviously works then!

[skeggijon]

Marmite.

An elderly gentleman at my first allotment had contracted malaria as a Jap POW. He told me he hated marmite but ate it every morning in midgey weather to keeps the gnats away.
Apparently malaria stays with you and can flare up when you're bitten.

I rather like marmite and seem to get bitten less after eating it.
Plus, I'm sticking with the theory because Sid (now sadly gone) was awesome and I think of him each time I make marmite on toast before going to the plot.

I hate marmite, but after having a malaria flare up already this year, I might be willing to give it a go.
Do I really have to eat it - or can I just spread it all over?

[muddled]

I think you have to eat it....but I'd pay to see the photo if you wear it!

[skeggijon]

^ Sealed bids. The highest one gets the pic!