Introduction
You don’t have to use toxic chemicals to get rid of garden bugs! Here are a few natural ways you can kill garden slugs, snails and ants.
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Sprinkle coffee grounds in your garden beds.
Coffee grounds are a great way to keep slugs and snails away from your garden. They can also be used as a natural fertilizer because they contain nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, which is important for healthy plant growth. Coffee grounds also help deter ants from entering your garden.
Coffee grounds are often made up of 50% insoluble material that’s too big for most insects to pass through the gut walls so they will excrete it quickly! This means that coffee grounds can even kill off insects when they eat them afterwards (that’s right – you might have been killing bugs without knowing it!).
Place small cotton balls soaked in peppermint oil on small plates throughout your garden.
You can use this strategy to make your garden or house bug-free. Simply place small cotton balls soaked in peppermint oil on small plates throughout your garden. The smell of peppermint is a natural deterrent that bugs don’t like, and it won’t harm the plants—or you!
To make a homemade bug spray, combine 3 tablespoons each of apple cider vinegar and witch hazel with 4 tablespoons of water. Add 5 drops of peppermint essential oil for extra bug-fighting power!
Sprinkling cinnamon near plants will deter ants, slugs and snails.
Sprinkling cinnamon on the ground around plants will deter ants, slugs and snails. It is also thought to attract beneficial insects such as ladybugs.
You can use cinnamon as a mulch around plants, or mix it with water and spray it on your plants to help keep them bug-free.
Cinnamon can be added to an ant spray: Mix together 1 cup of boiling water, 2 teaspoons each of cayenne pepper, peppermint extract and cinnamon powder (or fresh clove), 8 drops of liquid soap and for every gallon of water used add 1/4 cup vinegar. Spray this mixture on the ground around your house where ants are entering; they won’t go near this stuff!
Create DIY organic bug spray by mixing six drops of dish soap, 10 drops of orange essential oil, gramma water in a spray bottle.
If you’re looking for a way to make your own organic bug spray, here are some easy steps:
- Add 1 part dish soap (an eco-friendly brand is best) to 4 parts water in a spray bottle.
- Add 10 drops of orange essential oil or other natural oil like lemongrass, citronella and peppermint extracts if desired.
- Mix well until fully combined and then shake before using the spray so that oils will mix properly with water solution
Plant marigolds around your garden to repel bugs.
Marigolds are known to be natural insect repellents. They have a strong scent that bugs don’t like.
Marigolds are easy to grow and can be maintained by watering them regularly with a drip irrigation system. If you’re not sure how much water your marigolds need, check the soil every few days with your finger—if it feels dry about an inch down the dirt, add more water!
Marigolds make great additions to any garden because they repel pests and attract beneficial insects like butterflies and bees.
Plant rosemary in one corner of your garden to keep bugs away from the rest of it.
Rosemary is a great herb to have in the garden. It’s both beautiful and useful, as it can be used for cooking. Rosemary also has an added benefit: It’s a natural bug deterrent! Plant rosemary in one corner of your garden to keep bugs away from the rest of it.
Rosemary can be grown indoors or outdoors, depending on where you live and how much sun/shade there is around your home. If you don’t have enough space inside, consider planting this plant outside near the windowsills at least once per year so that its oils will enter into your home through these openings.
Diatomaceous earth is an all-natural, organic powder that kills soft-bodied insects like slugs and snails. Simply sprinkle some on the soil surrounding the plants you want to protect.
If you’re looking for a natural way to rid your garden of slugs and snails, diatomaceous earth (DE) might be the answer. DE is an all-natural, organic powder that kills soft-bodied insects like slugs and snails. Simply sprinkle some on the soil surrounding the plants you want to protect. It’s safe for humans and pets—and it’s not toxic to plants!
To use DE as an anti-insect barrier:
- Add a few tablespoons of DE into your garden soil
- Sprinkle it around the base of any plant you want protected from pests
You can make your garden bug free with ingredients you have on hand!
- Coffee grounds. Sprinkle coffee grounds in your garden beds to deter slugs and snails.
- Peppermint oil. Place small cotton balls soaked in peppermint oil on small plates throughout your garden. The smell will repel many insects, including ants and flies.
- Cinnamon. Cinnamon is good for repelling ants, slugs, snails and other pesky bugs from your plants!
Conclusion
I hope this blog post has given you some tips on how to make your garden bug free! Sometimes it’s hard to find safe alternatives that are also effective so I hope these DIY solutions are helpful.