Cheap 49p buy can help keep wasps from your garden this summer – but you'll want to act now
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NOTHING ruins a day lying out in the sun like constantly swatting away wasps.
A simple hack repels the pesky pests and allows you to soak up the rays in peace.
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Whether you're enjoying a summer barbeque or tending to your flowerbeds, this step is sure to keep you protected from the stinging insects.
According to home expert Martha Stewart, growing a decoy plant can help to divert wasps away.
This allows you to make the high-traffic areas of your garden wasp-free during warm summer days.
So your kids can play on your lawn while you lounge on your patio, and any wasps will be lured elsewhere.
However, you'll want to act now so your plants are flourishing by the summer.
Adrienne Roethling, the director of curation and mission delivery at the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, spoke to MarthaStewart.com about the best plants to pick for this task.
"Wasps are attracted to herbs like fennel or ornamental plants like goldenrod and thistle," she explained.
Wasps are attracted to fennel as it is easily accessible to them and has bright yellow flowers, which provide a rich source of nectar and pollen.
Wasps find fennel flower clusters very appealing given their shorter tongues.
Additionally, the bright colour of the flowers further enhances its attractiveness to the flying insects.
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According to the expert, planting ornamental plants can also work for wasp pest control.
Adding these to spaces you don't often frequent can keep wasps away from you and your family.
You can pick up a pack of Milk Thistle Silybum Marianum seeds for just 49p from J. Parker's.
These seeds are known to flower in the summertime, so you'll want to take action now.
Similar to fennel, these ornamental plants offer a food source in the form of nectar and pollen, which wasps need for energy.
Tips for keeping pests from your garden Plant companion plants such as peppermint to repel rats.
Place Garden Netting Pest Barrier, over your flowerbeds.
Fill open-top containers with beer and place in soil to repel slugs.
Spray plants with Neem Oil, to repel ants, flies, and spiders.
Dust your flowerbeds with Diatomaceous Earth.
Mix 1 tablespoon dish soap, 10 drops peppermint oil, and 4 cups water and spray on flowerbeds.
Place eggshells around your plants to protect from slugs and snails.
A £1 gardening hack helps to banish slugs and snails from your flowerbeds.
And you can use an item that's already in your cupboard to stop squirrels from digging up your garden.
A handy 20p trick helps to keep rats and mice out of your garden.
One family used a 12p hack to instantly get rid of rodents in their garden shed.
And a 79p buy from The Range helps to protect your garden from pigeons.
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