How To Drive Away Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are bad. When my wife and I moved in to our new place, we noticed mosquitoes lurking near the doors. I figured it may be because of the plants in our small garden.
Regardless, I researched to see if there is any cheap alternative to driving away mosquitoes. Voila! There is! And it is a plant called Citronella.
Its oil is actually used in mosquito repellents. I do not know why but its odor somehow masks us from mosquitoes thereby confusing them. This ingredient is also used in scented candles.
Not bad for a cheap alternative, right? Although I believe it needs some maintenance to trim it to its appropriate size. Leaving it as it is may not make your garden look good. Although that’s just me, I prefer the small type plants as opposed to those the size of knee length bushes.
A little of it is enough to keep mosquitoes at bay and I am all satisfied by it.
Now, I am basing this post based on my research in Google. I had read that some flowers like Marigold and Rosemary are also good alternatives for mosquito repellent and I think they make your garden look better because of their flowers compared to plain grass like Critronella and even Lemongrass.
It is good knowing that there are many plants that can serve as alternatives for mosquito repellents, those are not hard to find and obtain.
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