Did you know essential oils can be put to good use in the garden? Most annoying bugs don't like their strong scent..
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The Use Of Essential Oils In The Garden
We all know what essential oils are, and most of us have already used them, whether to freshen up the room with a nice scent, or as a natural medicine.
Few people know, however, that essential oils can also be very useful in your (vegetable) garden.
Essential oils have a strong scent, and I assume you can already imagine who doesn't like such strong scents...
Yep, bugs.
Different Scents For Different Bugs
Thousand of bugs are living in your garden. If you take a good look around, you'll find many different species.
Essential oils can get rid of them all. You just need to know which scent to use for which bug.
You'll find a short list below:
Aphids: Peppermint
Cockroaches: eucalyptus
Lice: peppermint, sandalwood, pine
Ants: peppermint
Moths: lavender, pepermint
Mosquitoes: Patchouli, Lemongrass
Slugs: Patchouli, White fir
Ticks: lavender, lemongrass, thyme
Flees: lavender, lemongrass, peppermint
Flies: basil, clove, eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint, rosemary
How To Use Essential Oils Against Bugs
Put 10 to 15 drops of the essential oil you've chosen in a (500ml) spray bottle.
Fill the spray bottle with water.
For each half a liter of water, add half a teaspoon of organic liquid soap.
Give everything a good shake.
Spray your plants. Make sure both the tops and bottoms of the leaves are soaking wet.
Repeat 1 week later (if it is still necessary)
Do You Use Essential Oils In Your Garden?
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Informative. Thanks for sharing
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These are great tips! I have used peppermint oil against spiders. Well, it kept them away for a few hours. Then they were all back :) I like that the lavender is good against ticks. I enjoy the scent of lavender so I can use it when I go to the forest next time. Thank you for sharing the tips!
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Have you used many of these? I am wondering about the one for slugs....
I see another person who commented said theirs didn't last very long. What has your experience with how long they last been?
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Seems great tips. Thanks for sharing. 👍
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I had never heard of this next time we try the garden in the back again I will try this cause all out plant got eaten by bugs.
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These are awesome tips. Never heard them before. Esdential oils for bugs and that too simply made at home. Do they work at home too...like cockraches at home or lice on head?
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This is a really good thing to know, I have never thought about using them in the garden, I will have to give it a try. Thank you for this information 💚
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I agree. I use peppermint oil. I have a spray bottle always handy.
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How did I miss this? It's fabulous. I just want to add one more critter. We have snakes. What will deter? Did @ghscollective pay any attention. Or #naturalmedicine. Essential oils are amazing. My poor peppermint has been eaten up in three days flat. Any ideas? None of my other herbs were touched. I'm perplexed
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Great idea! I had heard of using the different herbs like peppermint and such growing the whole plant to use as bug deterrents but had never thought to use essential oils. I have brought a lot of my plants inside to keep them growing over the long winter months and I usually have aphid problems. I had a meally bug infestation last year - got any remedies for that?
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