Interesting timeless tales
- A nutmeg carried in the pocket is a cure for rheumatism.
- Brides once carried a clove of garlic in her pocket for good luck.
- Cabbage should be planted in the garden after a couple has been married, if they were to have good luck in their marriage and garden.
- Gardners and farmers thought that Good Friday was the best day for planting because it was the only day of the year when the devil was thought to be powerless. Slow germination in soil, or slower growth or perish all attributed to the influence of devil.
- Flowers which bloom out of season were considered evil.
- Placing several banana peels in the planting hole was popular among the rose growers in the eighteenth century as they believed that the peels seemed to yield healthier roses.
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