Are gnats always breeding in your flower pots? Add 2 drops of this when watering to say goodbye to the nuisance of tiny bugs

Essential balm is a must-have remedy for home and travel, working wonders on everyday headaches, slight fevers, and mosquito bites. But it also has certain uses in growing flowers. Do you know how to use it?

The weather is getting more and more muggy now, and if the soil in the flower pot stays moist for a long time, the damp soil becomes very prone to breeding bacteria. Combined with the higher temperature and the relatively warm air, it easily breeds small bugs.

Fungus gnats in particular are as annoying as they can possibly be. Not only do they affect the home environment, but they also gather in swarms on the plants, eating the flowers and plants. Spraying insecticide really can kill them, but within a few days they come back in full force, and spraying too much insecticide also affects your health.

Actually, we can try using a few drops of essential balm. Essential balm can have a certain insecticidal and sterilizing effect, and the method is also very simple.

Generally, we can dilute essential balm with water at a ratio of 1:800, and then pour it directly into the flower soil. After all, many of the fungus gnat eggs reproduce in the soil and will keep being produced continuously, so pouring it directly into the soil is best.

It is important to note that the amount of essential balm mixed with water must be very dilute, otherwise it will burn the roots. Spraying is also fine, but only spray the places where the small bugs appear. Do not spray too much onto the leaves and flowers, otherwise it will make the leaf tips turn black.