1. Avoid bandaging and pruning injuries.
Supplies required: None
Making Cost: N/A
If this myth hasn’t already been dispelled, we’re here to dispel it for you. You may have heard of this trick in the past. Pruning wounds should not have paint or wound dressing applied to them, as this will damage the tree.
It won’t stop the deterioration of the wood. Rather, it obstructs a tree’s inbuilt ability to recover itself from wounds. Wound dressings keep moisture and decay within, which can promote the growth of rot and attract insects. Allow the cuts to heal naturally.
2. How to Keep Your Garden Free of Cats
Supplies: pennyroyal, lavender, or rue seeds
Making It: $5–$10*
Cats are cute little creatures, but they have a tendency to get into everything. Odor is a natural way to get rid of bothersome cats that keep coming into your garden and playing around.
How to Keep Cats Out of Your Garden
Cats are not fond of the scents of rue, lavender, pennyroyal, lemon thyme, or Coleus canina. Place these all throughout the garden to deter nosy cats. You can even get an ultrasonic deterrent if your cats are very difficult to get along with.
3. A Brew of Comfrey Prevents Weeds
Supplies needed: sunlight, a tub of water, and a comfy
Cost to Produce: $12–$13 for each packet of seeds
Natural Living Ideas suggests using comfrey in a brew to create fertilizer. Since comfrey ointments have been used in traditional medicine to treat arthritis and injuries, you may already be growing this herb in your garden.
A Brew with Comfrey Keeps Weeds Away
Take a tub of water and add comfort to it. Give it two or three days to soak up the sun. Next, apply this green, high-nitrogen tea as a fertilizer or foliar spray. Don’t drink it, as comfrey can harm the liver when consumed.
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