Home And Garden

Pest attractors Often, while people take the best precautions to keep their home insect and rodent free, the problem that is inhibiting the insects is hidden in plain sight. The beautiful flowers, fruits, and leaves of your garden, might be the reason for pests, snakes, and insects in your home! ​Ivy One of the most popular and beautiful climbing plants is the Ivy. And so, people love having it in their garden. But, the thick leaves and vines of Ivy are the perfect hiding spots for aphids, spiders, and beetles. ​Bamboo Bamboo is another excellent choice when it comes to a home garden. It grows quickly, has tall branches, and just looks regal at times. But sadly, Bamboo is also a magnet for pests. Aphids and mites can infest bamboo, and the dense leaves can become home to snakes. ​Citrus fruits and plants Another insect magnet is citrus plants. Orange, lemon, lemon balm, and the likes all can attract pests because of their fruit and scent. Plus, the fruits on the plant will attract rode...

If you often drink mint tea or use mint in your recipes, consider growing your own mint plants instead of always buying a plant or tea bag at the supermarket. There's really nothing difficult to it. Below I wrote a "mint growing"-guide explaining all the steps you need to follow. The growing process itself advances quite quickly and it is a joy to watch your own mint plants grow in such a short time. However, it takes some time before you have a mint plant that is large enough to set tea with. Therefore it is good idea to grow several plants at a time and don't take leaves for your mint tea before your plants have grown large enough. Otherwise, you will quickly run out of mint leaves. Here are the steps you need to follow in order to grow your own mint plant: Buy yourself a mint plant This may seem weird, but the best thing to start from is an already grown mint plant; this will be the mother plant for your home grown mint plants. You can buy one at your local gr...