What Are Osage Oranges?

KL

September 2, 20080 found this helpful

Unfortunately it is a myth that osage oranges repel spiders. I would fill the house with them if it were true.

www.washington.edu/.../skineggs.html

There is a pic of osage oranges there too.

Debra Riplinger

September 4, 20080 found this helpful

Another name for Osage Oranges is Hedge Apples. They do really work. Cut them up (but make sure you put a plate under them as they leak) or leave them whole. I bought mine in a grocery store in the Fall.

Osage oranges are the "fruit" from hedge trees. They are softball sized hard green balls that are knobby. They were planted in the midwest to prevent erosion. Look up osage orange on the internet.

Mary

September 3, 20080 found this helpful

I moved into my house over three years ago and the first fall had quite a bit of spiders, esp. in the basement. Well, someone told me about using hedgeapples (or hedgeballs) so I went out and found some. It's not too hard to do... just drive along forested roads and look for the big green hedgeballs hanging from the tree. I brought about a dozen or so home, put them in plastic bowls and hid them around the house and three years later, I rarely find a spider.