Karina Aldredge
Horsetail: Ancient Herb for Healthier Plants
Equisetum aka Horsetail is a multifunctional, nutrient accumulating 'living fossil' that strengthens overall plant health while providing protection against fungal diseases and pests and why it's a key ingredient inner plant care tonics!
As a rich source of silica, horsetail has the unique ability to build strong cell walls which leads to bigger stems and thicker leaves while forming a resistance to fungal disease like powdery mildew and black spot and providing resistance to common pests like aphids, mealy bug and aphids.
Karina Aldredge
Comfrey, Yarrow, and Nettle for your Houseplants and Garden
If you follow along our Sacred Elements journey, then you know our mission is to create environments to support well-being for plants, planet, pets, and people. We do this by offering thoughtfully sourced ingredients that work in harmony with nature. We hand craft, slow distill, and bottle them as concentrates to nourish your houseplants and garden. Plants feeding plants, nature magic in a bottle!
Here we dive into three of our key ingredients comfrey, yarrow and stinging nettle, powerhouse plants with something else in common...they have a superpower!
Sacred Elements
Beyond the Oil: The Many Uses of the Neem Tree
Make the switch from just neem oil and dish soap to our Sacred Leaf Tonic and see how your plants go from surviving to thriving!!! Did you know that virtually every part of the neem tree is useful? Bark, resin, seed, wood, leaf, flower and stem are key ingredients in many hair care, dental hygiene and cosmetic products. You can find neem on the ingredient list of many pet care products too but most of us think of neem as a natural plant pest care product. Neem is chalk full of antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti inflammatory properties. We could...
Sacred Elements
Aloe Vera for your Houseplants and Garden
Sun's out—time to grab the bottle of aloe vera gel! Or better yet, grow your own aloe vera plant and snap off a fresh leaf!
For many of us aloe is a go-to natural remedy for burns, sunburns, and even digestive support but did you know this nourishing, succulent does wonders for your houseplant and garden health too?
Transforming plant and pest care from chore to ritual.
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