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Karina Aldredge
Comfrey, Yarrow and Nettle for your Houseplants and Garden

Comfrey, Yarrow and Nettle for your Houseplants and Garden

If you follow along with us at Sacred Elements, our mission is to create environments to support well-being for plants, planet, pets, and people by choosing 100% food-grade, ethically sourced ingredients that work in harmony with nature. That is why our Plant Care Tonics include comfrey, yarrow and nettle, three key ingredients with something else in common Comfrey, yarrow, and nettle are all nitrogen fixing plants. Nitrogen gas is present in our atmosphere helps plants to grow but absorption of nitrogen is something only a handful of plants are able to accomplish. Nitrogen fixing plants have a symbiotic relationship with...

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Karina Aldredge
Aroma and Scents: Understanding Botanical Terpenes

Aroma and Scents: Understanding Botanical Terpenes

We enjoy plant aromas in our daily lives from lavender scented laundry soap to pine tree cleaner, mint flavored chewing gum, or a citrus room spray. But did you know these scents were made by plant to protect themselves? These scents are called botanical terpenes. Let's learn more! Plant medicines like lavender, rosemary, peppermint and holy basil (tulsi) create aromas to both protect themselves and to attract pollinators. These compounds deter pests like mosquitos (think citronella) and at the same time, they attract beneficials like bees and hummingbirds. Isn't nature incredible?! That's why we infuse these same, highly potent, terpene rich...

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Scents that repel mosquitos, flies and unwanted insects, naturally

Scents that repel mosquitos, flies and unwanted insects, naturally

Many of us know lightning a citronella candle helps keep mosquitos at bay on a warm summer evenings, but did you know there are other aromatic plants that repel mosquitos, gnats, no-see-ums (which incidentally is the most appropriately named bug of all time) and other pesky bugs? Peppermint, rosemary, and lavender we think of as 'grandparent herbs'. Our wise elders. These medicinal herbs can be grown in most climates and are gentle at keeping unwanted insects away during those lovely summer months when we finally get outside to soak up nature!

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Karina Aldredge
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, and Rhizomes

Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, and Rhizomes

Learning what’s going on under the soil can help us gain a better understanding of how to care for our plants. So let’s dig into that curiosity and discover where our plants begin their journey!

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