Adding oils to the soil when you are preparing beds can be super beneficial to your garden.
TEA TREE – promotes healthy and normal fungal balance.
CEDARWOOD – deters slugs and snails.
PEPPERMINT – wards off mice, flies, ants, aphids, and caterpillars.
ARBORVITAE – repels pests
Make a spray of 2 – 4 drops Essential Oil in 8 ounces of water, and spray soil around base of plants.
You can also add oils to the watering can, or drip irrigation.
Here additional Essential Oils you can use for various pests in your garden:
ANTS: Peppermint
APHIDS: Peppermint, Sandalwood, White Fir
BEETLES: Peppermint, Thyme
CATERPILLARS: Peppermint
CHIGGERS: Geranium, Lavender, Lemongrass, Thyme
CUTWORM: Thyme
FLEAS: Lavender, Lemongrass, Peppermint
FLIES: Basil, Clove, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary, Geranium
GNATS: Patchouli
MICE: Peppermint
MOSQUITOES: Geranium, Lavender, Lemongrass
MOTHS: Lavender, Peppermint, Geranium
PLANT LICE: Peppermint
SLUGS: White Fir, Cedarwood
SNAILS: Patchouli, White Fir
SPIDERS: Peppermint
TICKS: Lavender, Lemongrass, Thyme
WEEVILS: Patchouli, Sandalwood, Cedarwood
JAPANESE BEETLES: Rosemary
What oils will you be using this summer season?
