Three plants that help keep ticks away from your garden

This year's tick season in Estonia has been unusually active, and ticks lurk not only on forest trails but also in home gardens. Experts recommend three plants that can naturally help keep ticks away from your home environment.

Tick season has been extraordinarily active in Estonia this year, and many people are looking for natural solutions to protect their homes and gardens from these unwelcome parasites. According to experts, ticks hide not only on forest trails and in bushes, but are often found right in home gardens.

Why are there more ticks?

Specialists explain that warm and humid weather conditions promote tick reproduction and activity. An unusually warm spring has caused ticks to become active earlier than usual, and their numbers have grown noticeably. This means that garden owners need to be more vigilant than in previous years.

Three helpers in the garden

Experts highlight three plants whose scent is disagreeable to ticks and which can help keep them away from your home environment.

The first of these is lavender, whose intense aromatic scent is unpleasant to ticks. Lavender can be planted both in flower beds and in pots along the veranda. The second recommended plant is garlic, which not only helps in the kitchen but whose strong smell repels many pests, including ticks. The third useful plant is considered to be peppermint, whose volatile oils act as a natural repellent.

Natural repellent is not foolproof

Although the plants mentioned can help reduce tick presence in the garden, experts stress that they are not a guaranteed solution. Additionally, it is recommended to wear long clothing when spending time outdoors, use tick repellents, and carefully check your body after every visit to the garden. In the case of a tick bite, the tick should be removed as quickly as possible and, if necessary, medical attention should be sought.