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3 Steps To Heal Houseplants From Thrips

Thrips! They really are awful but we are here to help!

Let’s just jump right in. Thrips are the most persistent and annoying houseplant pest I’ve dealt with in my many years of plant parenthood. Yes, even more annoying than those damn fungus gnats that fly right into your face.

What's Saponin? Emulsification Education

Meet your plant’s new best friend, Soapnut.

SCENTS THAT REPEL MOSQUITOS, FLIES AND PESKY INSECTS, NATURALLY

Most of us know that lighting a citronella candle keeps mosquitos at bay on a warm summer evening, but did you know many other plant oils also work to repel mosquitos, gnats, no-see-ums (which incidentally is the most appropriately named bug of all time) and other pesky bugs, including, you guessed it, my favorite oil of all time--Neem Oil?! But let’s first dive in and cover a few other wonderfully effective plant oils before going into the benefits of Neem, once again.

3 Tips for Bringing Houseplants Outdoors this Summer

Plant Care Tonics Instructions to Use

We are thrilled to share our favorite holistic plant medicines with you! All are crafted with the utmost regard for the health of our earth and your plants. Here’s Karina’s advice on best ways to use them...

SPIDERS, NATURE'S NATURAL PEST CARE

If you gathered up all the spiders in the world and placed them onto one gigantic scale, they would weigh more than 25 million tons. To put that into perspective, that’s more than five million average sized elephants or 478 Titanics. Wow.

NEW TO NEEM? THIS ANCIENT REMEDY PACKS A BIG PUNCH!

The fast-growing Neem tree is native to the subtropical regions of the world like India and Southeast Asia and is a vital resource. Virtually every part of the tree is useful! Bark, resin, seed, wood, leaf, flower and stem are used as ingredients in cosmetics, hair products, medicines, dental hygiene, as a source of food, honey, for pet care, as a fertilizer and insect repellent.

3 WAYS TO KEEP BUGS OUT OF INDOOR PLANTS

Plants, including houseplants, are an integral part of the natural world. Insects are also an integral part of the natural world. So, it’s only natural that they go hand in hand.

TOP 5 WAYS TO REMOVE FUNGUS GNATS

Who knew I’d be wishing for fruit flies? Crazy thought, I know. But fruit flies can be easily lured and trapped using a few drops of wine or a piece of banana peel at the bottom of a glass, a paper funnel placed inside with the tiny hole near the bottom of the inside of the glass, (making sure the top of the funnel is as wide as the mouth of the glass to avoid escapees) and voila! They are trapped until you carry the glass outside to lift up the paper funnel and release them into the wild. You have a cruelty free way of dispensing of countless fruit flies in your kitchen!

BATTLING MOTHS? NEED HELP? HERE'S A NATURAL REMEDY

Last week we received an email asking whether the Leaf tonic in my Sacred Duo would work to treat clothes moths. We immediately got to researching and were excited to share what we learned!

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+Sacred Elements Guidebook

A manual that will lead you to connect with the natural world, and encourage you to make it a daily ritual.

You’ll find Karina’s signature plant life imagery, sensory guided experiences and meditations, plant care tips, step by step guidance to create your own sacred space, and ways to live more sustainably.

*20% of the proceeds of every Sacred Elements Guidebook sold will go to organizations that supporting small, independent farmers and educate children to grow their own food.

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