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Rodent Repellent Plants
Rodent Repellent Plants. Rodents can do enormous damage to lawns and gardens, eating vegetation and digging up root structures. Rodents breed prolifically and this can make eliminating an infestation in your garden a real challenge. Rodent poisons are dangerous to other animals and can be toxic to the environment. The best plan is to keep these...
Rodents can do enormous damage to lawns and gardens, eating vegetation and digging up root structures. Rodents breed prolifically and this can make eliminating an infestation in your garden a real challenge. Rodent poisons are dangerous to other animals and can be toxic to the environment. The best plan is to keep these creatures from making themselves at home on your property in the first place. You can set rodent-repelling plants around your lawn and garden as an ongoing deterrent.
Castor Bean Plant
Castor bean plants have a long history of being used to repel moles and other rodents, and in fact, several commercial rodent-control products are made with castor bean oil. All parts of the castor bean plant are poisonous, and moles do tend to avoid it, so you can use this ability to repel rodents by planting castor bean plants in areas where rodents are known to feed. According to GhOrganics you can also drop castor beans down mole tunnels to encourage the moles to move elsewhere.
Mint
"Companion planting" is a gardening theory that encourages people to plant different varieties to work together to create healthy gardens. According to the HomeandGardenSite, you can plant mint around your garden to help repel rodents and other pests. This allows you to keep the pests at bay and also have fresh mint to use in your cooking and baking. You can also plant mint on the margins of your lawn to discourage rodent burrowing. Be aware that mint is very invasive and can take over your lawn and garden.
Catnip
According to Union County College website, catnip also can be used to repel rodents in your garden. Catnip is a member of the mint family, and it produces a lemony-mint smell that attracts cats, but drives rodents away. Catnip can be planted around your garden area, then harvested and dried for your own cat's use and enjoyment.
Garlic
Garlic can also be planted to repel rodents from your garden. Its strong odor, like many of the plants that repel moles and mice, warns garden pests to stay away. You can also drop a clove of garlic down mole tunnels to discourage them from making their homes on your property.
Lavender
Another plant that repels mice, according to RexResearch.com, is lavender, which can be planted as a companion plant to repel a number of garden pests, such as moths and ticks. Lavender can be cut into sprigs and left in various corners of your property to repel rodents.
