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Cucumbers in pie tins?

12 years ago

After telling her about the aphids and spider mites that have somehow infested my INDOOR stevia plant, my sister sent me a screenshot of a list of cucumber based "solutions". One of those solutions listed was to put a slice of cucumber into a metal pie tin because the chemical reaction would repel common garden pests.
How true is this? Can I chalk this up to viral facebook misinformation?

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