Gardening season is quickly approaching, which means it’s time to stock up on a few essentials to give your fruits and veggies an extra boost.
Hands in the dirt and sweat dripping from your brow, gardening is a rewarding and creative process. As stewards of the soil, we do our best to come up with safe ways to care for our summer crops. Maintaining soil quality by controlling weeds and pests are some of the major issues gardeners face. Knowing that many of the products on the shelf at your local home and garden centers contain synthetic chemicals can be overwhelming and frustrating. When you need a quick fix, but you want to do it naturally and without negative effects on your plants and soil quality, doTERRA can help!
Try these natural recipes for weed and pest control next time you need something simple and effective, without the extra ingredients that make you cringe. The best part is, they’re safe! No need to worry about wandering kids or pets getting into the plants after spraying. The oils in the recipes are for their aromatic properties and not for their effectiveness as repellant or weed control.
In a spray bottle combine:
Shake and spray on any weeds that pop up. In this recipe, the essential oils are for aromatic use, and the main ingredients help with controlling weeds.
In a spray bottle combine:
Happy gardening!
