All-Natural Houseplant Care Tips!

Spring is here and we are ready to fill our window sills and gardens with new greenery for the season! Whether you are planting vegetables, flowers, herbs, or freshening your space with houseplants, these simple essential oil-infused DIYs will be your new best friends.

DIY Pest Spray
Ingredients:
  • 16 oz glass spray bottle
  • 8 oz distilled water
  • 8 oz alcohol-free witch hazel
  • 20 drops Peppermint
  • 20 drops Eucalyptus
  • 15 drops Hyssop
  • 15 drops Pine
How to Use:
  • Spray directly onto plants and soil as desired or needed.
  • You can also spray a sponge with this solution and clean the plant leaves.
  • To deter mice, squirrels, etc., place a few drops of undiluted Peppermint oil on a cotton ball and place it near your plants or on the perimeter of you garden.
DIY Mildew Spray
Ingredients:
  • Glass spray bottle
  • 4 oz distilled water
  • 20 drops Tea Tree
  • 10 drops Lavender
  • 10 drops Thieves
How to Use:
  • Spray directly onto plants and soil.
  • Plant leaves can be sensitive to this oil, so don't over apply and avoid spraying in direct sunlight.
  • If you need to apply to the leaves, spray onto a damp cloth and gently wipe the leaves as needed.
Customized Sprays Depending on Need
Instructions:
  • For each recipe, mix 4 oz of distilled water with 10-15 drops of essential oil.
  • To mix oils use 16 oz distilled water or 50/50 water/witch hazel and a total of up to 50 drops of essential oil.
  • Mix essential oils and water in a glass spray bottle and mix well.
  • Spray on soil or leaves as desired.
Recipes for each Insect:
  • Ants - Peppermint
  • Aphids - Peppermint, Sandalwood, Grand Fir
  • Beetles - Peppermint, Thyme
  • Caterpillars - Peppermint
  • Chiggers - Lavender, Lemongrass, Thyme
  • Cutworms - Thyme
  • Fleas - Lavender, Lemongrass, Peppermint, Pine
  • Flies - Basil, Clove, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Thyme
  • Gnats - Peppermint, Lavender, Patchouli
  • Mosquitoes - Lavender, Lemongrass, Geranium
  • Moths - Lavender, Peppermint
  • Plant Lice - Peppermint, Tea Tree, Thieves
  • Slugs - Patchouli, Grand Fir, Peppermint, Pine
  • Spiders - Peppermint
  • Weevils - Patchouli, Sandalwood, Cedarwood
Let us know if you use any of these for your garden! 🪴