Gardening with Essential Oils!

 

I've got my garden started, the little plants are starting to pop up in their little squares of dirt..it's time to get them planted! I have no shame when it comes to sharing my love for doTERRA Essential Oils and it's no different now in the garden! I want to go all natural this year and see how my garden grows so I started "digging" for information online and am going to share some of the better information that I've found!

Sprays: Add drops of essential oil to water in a spray bottle. Add a few drops of natural liquid soap such as castile soap to act as a surfactant, which will ensure uniform coverage on leaves and insect bodies. Spray directly onto fruits, vegetables, flowers, etc.

String: Soak a string in a mixture of water and essential oils. Hang the string between crops in the garden. This will deter flying insects.

Cloth Strips: Use a drop of essential oil on strips of fabric and hang throughout the garden. Add more drops as needed.

Cotton Ball: Use for animals or pests that like to burrow. Place directly on top of nests, burrows, etc.

Cartons & Containers: Bury the carton into the ground up to the top of the container. Add drops of essential oil to deter slugs, snails, mice, ground insects, etc.
Here are a few recipes to try. Remember that essential oils are powerful. Apply sparingly. Several applications, every few days may be necessary:

Insect Repellent for Plants
15 Drops of TerraShield Proprietary Blend
8 oz. Water
Couple Drops of Pure Liquid Castile Soap
Combine ingredients in a spray bottle. Spray the leaves, including underneath. Apply with a brush if you want to be more specific in application.

General Plant Protection
5 Drops Lavender
5 Drops Thyme
8 oz. Water
Combine ingredients. Use a spray bottle to mist the plants.

Mildew & Fungus Spray
1 Teaspoon High Proof Alcohol (alternatively, leave this out and add 1/2 tsp. of Baking Soda dissolved in the water.)
6 Drops each Melaleuca, Oregano, Thyme
8 oz. Water
Combine the first two ingredients. Shake to incorporate. Add water to oil mixture and place into a spray bottle. Spray in the evening when the sun cannot burn the leaves.

Vinegar is another great tool to have on hand when gardening. I use it a lot for cleaning so I usually have some in the cupboard. I have recently discovered that it's a great natural herbicide! It is a great, safe and natural way to kill weeds in your garden..or anywhere for that matter, just b careful because it will kill your grass! I simply put the distilled vinegar in a spray bottle and use it full strength. It really is that easy!

There are plenty of ways to use vinegar when you are gardening; you can give acid loving plants a boost by watering them every once in a while with a 1 cup of distilled vinegar to 1 gallon of water mix, you can kill slugs by spraying them with a mix of 1 part distilled vinegar to 1 part water, you can even add 1 tablespoon of distilled vinegar, and 1 teaspoon of sugar to a quart of water in a vase to preserve cut flowers or liven up droopy ones!!

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