He recommends planting this in rich, well-drained soil with ... of these ant-repellant plants, Sal suggests grouping several of them together. “Adding these natural repellents along with good ...

Ants are hardworking insects that play an essential role in the garden ecosystem. They aerate the soil ... repel the ants and ...

Some plants ... repellents. Mexican marigold (Tagetes lucida) is a shrubby perennial that is more cold-hardy than its annual cousins. Marigolds grow best with full sun and in well-draining soil.

Like any food scraps or other organic material, citrus peels add nitrogen and other nutrients to the soil that benefit your plants ... terpinene—and repel carpenter ants, cowpea weevils ...

We often use this fragrant herb to garnish and flavor tasty dishes, but it seems that it can also make a handy pest repellent ...

The peels can act as a compost material to enrich your soil or be used in the garden ... Orange peels can make for excellent natural ant repellents. “Ants dislike the smell, and oranges contain ...

This spice, known for its culinary uses and aromatic properties, is now being recognised as a powerful natural ant repellent ... fungus patches in the soil surrounding plants, preventing the ...

Ants can be an absolute menace in gardens across the UK and they start to come out around this time of the year.

Lavender contains essential oils that act as "natural repellents for rats and other pests", such as mosquitoes, flies, and moths. This perennial plant can ... moist soil. They can be grown from ...

THE warm weather is well and truly here but unfortunately that means so are the ants. But don’t worry because a simple trick can banish the pests and nourish your garden at the same time.